According to the BBC, citing the Ukrainian General Staff, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Defense Ministry to prepare a response to an alleged Ukrainian drone strike on a college dormitory in Starobilsk. Putin called the strike “not accidental” and reported six dead, 39 wounded, and 15 missing. The claims cannot be independently verified.
The Ukrainian General Staff firmly rejected the Russian account. In a statement, it said that Ukrainian forces struck only military targets in Starobilsk on the night of May 22, including an oil refinery, ammunition depots, air defense systems, and a command post of the Russian special unit “Rubicon.” It stressed strict adherence to international humanitarian law.
The Russian occupation administration of the self-proclaimed “Luhansk People’s Republic” claims that Ukraine hit an educational complex and a dormitory of the Pedagogical College, where 86 children and teenagers were staying. The Ukrainian General Staff emphasizes that “Rubicon” is a unit for unmanned technologies that regularly attacks civilians and civilian infrastructure.
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Source: www.bbc.com
