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Starobilsk Strike Death Toll Hits 21
(MENAFN) The confirmed death toll from Ukraine's drone strike on a college building and dormitory in Starobilsk — located in the Russia-controlled Luhansk region — climbed to 21 on Sunday, after authorities declared search and rescue operations fully concluded.
The Moscow-appointed regional administration announced the final count via the Russian social media platform Max, stating that all missing persons had been accounted for.
"Search and rescue operations have been completed. As a result of the strike, 21 people have died. We express our condolences to the families of the victims," the statement read.
As the casualty figures emerged, Ukraine's Air Force communications chief Yuriy Ihnat told local media that Russia had struck the city of Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv region using an Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile — a weapon system capable of carrying multiple warheads at hypersonic speeds.
The target carries significant strategic weight: Bila Tserkva is home to the Bila Tserkva Cargo Aviation Complex, the Bila Tserkva Combined Heat and Power Plant, and major railway and road transport corridors, in addition to large industrial facilities and military installations.
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of the Russian Security Council and former Russian president, appeared to indirectly confirm the Bila Tserkva strike in a post on Max, directing blame squarely at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
He accused Zelenskyy and his administration of having provoked "a harsh response from Russia with their terrorist strikes targeting children."
"Apparently, it was intentional. They needed to draw massive strikes against the structures deployed in Kyiv," Medvedev argued.
Zelenskyy, for his part, said Russia's retaliatory assault involved approximately 90 missiles of various types and around 600 drones. He confirmed at least 83 people sustained injuries and acknowledged fatalities — though he declined to provide a specific death count.
Independent verification of claims from both sides remains constrained by the realities of active combat, as the war that erupted in February 2022 grinds into its fifth year with no ceasefire in sight.
The Moscow-appointed regional administration announced the final count via the Russian social media platform Max, stating that all missing persons had been accounted for.
"Search and rescue operations have been completed. As a result of the strike, 21 people have died. We express our condolences to the families of the victims," the statement read.
As the casualty figures emerged, Ukraine's Air Force communications chief Yuriy Ihnat told local media that Russia had struck the city of Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv region using an Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile — a weapon system capable of carrying multiple warheads at hypersonic speeds.
The target carries significant strategic weight: Bila Tserkva is home to the Bila Tserkva Cargo Aviation Complex, the Bila Tserkva Combined Heat and Power Plant, and major railway and road transport corridors, in addition to large industrial facilities and military installations.
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of the Russian Security Council and former Russian president, appeared to indirectly confirm the Bila Tserkva strike in a post on Max, directing blame squarely at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
He accused Zelenskyy and his administration of having provoked "a harsh response from Russia with their terrorist strikes targeting children."
"Apparently, it was intentional. They needed to draw massive strikes against the structures deployed in Kyiv," Medvedev argued.
Zelenskyy, for his part, said Russia's retaliatory assault involved approximately 90 missiles of various types and around 600 drones. He confirmed at least 83 people sustained injuries and acknowledged fatalities — though he declined to provide a specific death count.
Independent verification of claims from both sides remains constrained by the realities of active combat, as the war that erupted in February 2022 grinds into its fifth year with no ceasefire in sight.
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