Putin Accuses Ukraine Of Attacking Student Dorm In Starobilsk, Orders Military To Plan Retaliation

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• Putin Accuses Ukraine Of Attacking Student Dorm In Starobilsk, Orders Military To Plan Retaliation Published By, Last Updated: May 22, 2026, 22:37 IST Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of a drone strike on a student hostel in Russian controlled Luhansk, reports six dead and missing teens, orders military retaliation, UN to meet Russia's President Vladimir Putin (Reuters) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered the military to prepare retaliatory measures against Ukraine after accusing Kyiv of carrying out a drone strike on a student hostel in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region that allegedly killed six people and left several others missing.
• Putin said the attack targeted a dormitory in Starobilsk used by students of Luhansk Pedagogical University’s local college.
• According to Russian officials, 86 teenagers aged between 14 and 18 were inside the building when the drones struck during the night.
• Putin Accuses Ukraine Of Attacking Student Dorm The Russian President claimed...