Ukraine Death toll rises after Kiev drone attack on dormitory
Following the Ukrainian drone attack on a dormitory of a vocational school in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region, the number of dead has risen to ten, according to the authorities. More bodies have been pulled from the rubble of the building in the city of Starobilsk, the Russian Civil Defense Ministry announced. A total of 48 people were injured. According to the local authorities, eleven students are still missing. The search for them in the rubble is continuing.
23.05.2026, 10:44
SDA
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin accused the Ukrainian military of an "act of terrorism" on Friday. He himself began his war against Ukraine in 2022 and subsequently annexed the Luhansk region, among others, which Kiev now wants to liberate from Moscow's occupation. The Ukrainian General Staff accused Russia of disinformation. A Russian military unit specializing in drone attacks against Ukraine had been operating in Starobilsk. It had been the target of the attack.
Putin had claimed that there had been no military target there. On Friday, he spoke of 6 dead, 39 injured and 15 missing. UN Secretary-General António Guterres criticized the attack. "We strongly condemn any attack on civilians and civilian infrastructure, no matter where they occur," said a spokesperson for Guterres in New York. The UN Secretary-General has repeatedly emphasized that such attacks are contrary to international law and must stop immediately.
Both warring parties always claim that they are only attacking military targets. Despite this, civilians on both sides are repeatedly killed and injured and civilian infrastructure is destroyed. The losses caused by the Russian attacks in Ukraine are many times higher.
