Putin accuses Ukraine of deadly attack on student dorm, vows retaliation

R ReutersSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-22 · 17:31 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to prepare retaliatory options against Ukraine following what he described as a drone attack on a student dorm in Starobilsk, Luhansk. The incident, which occurred on Friday, resulted in six deaths and dozens wounded, with 15 people still missing. Putin asserted that the Ukrainian military intentionally targeted the dorm. In response, Ukraine's military denied the accusations, stating they struck an elite drone command unit in the vicinity and affirmed their adherence to international humanitarian law.

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Kyiv stated that it complied with international humanitarian law.

quoteUkraine's military

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Ukraine's military denied Russian accusations and stated they struck an elite drone command unit.

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Putin ordered military to prepare options to retaliate against Ukraine for a drone attack on a student dorm.

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The attack on the student dorm in Starobilsk killed six people and wounded dozens, with 15 unaccounted for.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered his military to prepare options to retaliate against Ukraine for what he described as a drone attack on a student dorm that killed six people and wounded dozens, with 15 still unaccounted for.Putin said the attack had struck the dorm in Starobilsk in Luhansk, a Russian-controlled region in eastern Ukraine. He said Kyiv’s military must have ‌known what it was targeting.Ukraine’s military denied the Russian accusations and said it had struck an elite drone command unit in the area. It said that Kyiv complied with international humanitarian law.

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