Rescuers dispatched for clearing work discovered a lifeless body under the debris, according to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations cited by Russian agencies.
At least six people were killed and 15 are missing after the Ukrainian drone strike targeting a high school in the Lugansk region, occupied by Russia in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin reported on Friday May 22. According to him, this nighttime strike on a dormitory where there were dozens of teenagers “was not accidental†and took place “in three waves, with 16 drones targeting the same place”. He promised a response from his army, according to remarks broadcast on television.
Photos published by Léonid Passetchnik show the two buildings seriously damaged: one on fire and partially collapsed and the other with charred walls and broken windows. Rescuers dispatched for clearing work discovered a lifeless body under the debris, according to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations cited by Russian agencies.
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Ukraine “scrupulously respects standards”
The Ukrainian General Staff said Friday that its forces had bombed a «headquarters» of a Russian military unit in occupied Ukraine located “in the area of the city of Starobilsk” (East).
“TheUkraine “carries out strikes against military infrastructure and installations used for military purposes, scrupulously respecting the standards of international humanitarian law.”he added, in a message published on social networks.
Ukraine regularly targets Russia in retaliation for bombings
“86 young people aged 14 to 18 were in the premises of the dormitory, which collapsed”indicated the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release, denouncing “a barbaric attack”. He did not give details on the identity of the victims.
Ukraine has regularly targeted Russia in retaliation for the daily bombings of its territory since the start of the Russian offensive in February 2022. It particularly targets infrastructure linked to the industry and trade in hydrocarbons which, according to it, allows Moscow to finance the war.
