Moscow (AFP) – Ukrainian drones struck a college in the Russian-occupied region of Lugansk early Friday, killing four people and wounding dozens of others, Russian officials said.
Issued on: 22/05/2026 - 15:58
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Rescuers have recovered at least one body from the rubble, Russian state media reports © Handout / social media/AFP
Lugansk is in east Ukraine, but is almost entirely occupied by Russia, which claims the region as its own.Images released by the region's Russian-installed governor showed what appeared to be a college in the town of Starobilsk with its windows blown out, flames visible in one of them.There was no immediate comment from Ukraine."Enemy drones attacked the academic building and dormitory of Starobelsk Professional College," the Moscow-installed governor Leonid Pasechnik said in a post on Russia's MAX messenger, using the Russian name for the town."At the time of the strike, 86 children aged 14 to 18 were there," he added.The attack killed four people and injured 40, Russia's foreign ministry said in a later statement."All those responsible will be identified and will face inevitable and severe punishment. There will be no leniency," it said.
