On the night of May 22, Ukrainian drones attacked a pedagogical…
On the night of May 22, Ukrainian drones attacked a pedagogical college and its dormitory in Starobelsk, Luhansk People's Republic, resulting in 21 student deaths and over 40 injuries. Russia reported that the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights responded to their inquiry by requesting additional information about the incident.
Consensus
- The attack on the pedagogical college and dormitory in Starobelsk occurred on the night of May 22.
- The attack involved Ukrainian drones targeting educational facilities in Starobelsk, LNR.
- There were 86 students present in the dormitory at the time of the attack, according to Russian sources.
- Twenty-one students died and over 40 were injured as a result of the attack.
- Russia submitted an inquiry to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding the incident.
- The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights replied to Russia's inquiry and requested additional information about the event.
Points of divergence
- Russian diplomat Rodion Miroshnik accused UN High Commissioner Volker Turk of cynicism, claiming he was only concerned with Russia’s response to Ukrainian military targets, not the civilian casualties in Starobelsk. — vesti
- The UN stated it is monitoring the circumstances of harm to civilians and expressed gratitude for additional information from the Russian human rights office apparatus. — tg_tass_agency
- Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Yana Latravtova confirmed that her office would provide a response with investigation results, data on victims, and details about the educational institution leadership to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. — interfax
- Yana Latravtova reported directly to President Vladimir Putin about the UN’s reply and mentioned that she personally visited injured students transferred to Moscow, as well as that humanitarian aid was regularly sent to survivors. — vm
Coverage (6 sources)
- Miroshnik Accuses UN of Cynical Approach to Ukrainian Strike on Starobelsk — Вести
- Moscow will demand timely UN response to crimes by Ukrainian forces — Вести
- Lantratova reports on UN response to appeal regarding VU strike on college in Starobelsk — ТАСС (Telegram)
- UN requested data on investigation of strike by Ukrainian forces on college in Starobelsk — Вести
- Lantratova Announces Upcoming Submission of Additional Information on the Strike at Starobelsk to the UN — Интерфакс
- Lantratova informed Putin on UN response to appeal regarding Starobelsk terror attack — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- UN
- Russia
- Staryy Belyy
- Yana Lantaratova
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Moscow
- MID
- Vladimir Putin
- Rodyon Miroshnik
- Under-Secretary-General
- INTERFAX.RU
- Kherson Oblast
- Kremlin
- Kyiv
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