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Putin accuses Ukraine of deadly attack on student dorm, orders military to prepare
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Putin accuses Ukraine of deadly attack on student dorm, orders military to prepare

ARY News · May 22, 2026, 8:17 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • 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.

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Add ARY News on Google AAResize STAROBILSK, Russian-controlled Ukraine: 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.

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