Ukraine Strikes Russian-Occupied Dormitory in Luhansk, Killing 6

May 22 ETDeveloping

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In Short: Ukrainian drones struck a dormitory in the Russian-occupied town of Starobilsk, Luhansk Oblast, killing six people and wounding dozens, according to Russian officials.

Ukrainian drones struck a college dormitory in the Russian-occupied region of Luhansk early Friday, killing six people and wounding dozens of others, Russian officials said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin described the incident as a 'terrorist' attack and ordered his defense ministry to prepare a response.

Images released by the region's Russian-installed governor showed the college in Starobilsk with blown-out windows and visible flames.

The town was captured by Russian forces in 2022, shortly after the full-scale offensive began, and the attack reportedly took place as students were sleeping.

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Ukraine Hits College in Russian-Occupied Town, Killing 6 Ukrainian drones struck a college dormitory in the Russian-occupied region of Lugansk early Friday, killing six people and wounding dozens of others, Russian…
As many as 15 others remained missing as of Friday afternoon, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in televised comments, describing the incident as a "terrorist" attack.
Putin ordered his defense ministry to prepare a response, without elaborating.
Images released by the region's Russian-installed governor showed what appeared to be a college in the town of Starobilsk with its windows blown out, flames visible in one of them.
"Enemy drones attacked the academic building and dormitory of Starobelsk Professional College," Moscow-installed governor Leonid Pasechnik said in a post on Russia's MAX messenger, using the Russian name for the town.
Russian forces captured the town in 2022, shortly after launching their full-scale offensive.
Putin said the attack took place as the students were sleeping.
"At the moment, it is known that six people were killed, 39 were wounded and 15 people are unaccounted for, as the search through the rubble is still ongoing," he said in televised comments.

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