Death Toll in Starobilsk Dorm Strike Rises to 10
Russia said 16 drones hit a student dormitory and killed 6 people, and Putin ordered the military to prepare retaliation options.
- On Friday, a Ukrainian drone strike hit a student dormitory at Luhansk Pedagogical University in Starobilsk, killing at least four people and wounding 35 children, Russian officials reported.
- About 86 teenagers aged 14 to 18 were sleeping inside the facility when the overnight attack occurred, according to Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova, who described it as a "civilian facility where children study and live."
- The Kremlin condemned the strike as a "monstrous crime," with spokesman Dmitry Peskov demanding justice, while Russia's Investigative Committee alleged Ukraine used four UAVs in the attack.
- Following a pledge by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to respond to a recent raid on Kyiv that killed 24 people, Ukraine has not officially commented on the Luhansk dormitory strike.
- Russia's Defence Ministry reported that 217 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight across the country, as rescuers continue searching the Starobilsk rubble for survivors despite threats of further UAV attacks.
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According to Russia, he destroyed a student dorm by killing 21 people, while the Ukrainian army claims to have hit a military target.
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