Ukrainian strike on college in Russian-occupied town kills 18: officials
A Ukrainian drone strike on a college in Russian-occupied Starobilsk has resulted in 18 fatalities and 42 injuries, according to Russian officials. The attack has prompted a strong response from Russian leadership, including President Putin's order for military retaliation. Ukraine claims the strike targeted a Russian drone unit and denies hitting civilians.
- ▪The Ukrainian strike occurred overnight from Thursday to Friday, marking one of the deadliest drone attacks in recent months.
- ▪Most of the victims were young women aged between 15 and 22, as the college served as a vocational school.
- ▪Russia's Foreign Ministry has vowed that those responsible for the attack will face severe punishment.
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The death toll from a Ukrainian strike on a college and its dormitory in a Russian-occupied town in eastern Ukraine has risen to 18, Russian officials said on Saturday (May 23, 2026).Launched overnight on Thursday to Friday, one of the deadliest Ukrainian drone barrages in months also wounded 42 in Starobilsk, the occupied Lugansk region, with some still remaining under the debris.The strike has drawn a strong reaction from top Russian officials, with President Vladimir Putin ordering the Army to prepare a response.Ukraine denied targeting civilians and said it had hit a Russian drone unit stationed in the Starobilsk area. A destroyed building of the Starobilsk College of Luhansk Pedagogical University following a recent attack in the Luhansk region on May 23, 2026.
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