Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in connection with the investigation into the Ukrainian strike on the college building in Starobelsk.
“It seems that consciously – precisely consciously – by committing a serious crime against children and adolescents in a pedagogical college in Starobelsk… the Kiev elite decided to open a new page in their chain of crimes, to give a new quality to the conflict as a whole,” – male “Well, that’s their choice,” Putin added.
After that, he finished the open part of the meeting and moved on to the closed part.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has been warning since May 29 Ukrainians About the possibility of a massive Russian strike. he frequent This warning was also given in the evening speech of June 1: “A large-scale attack is possible. They have prepared it. Our sky defenders are as ready as they can be 24/7 with the supplies we have.”
On the night of 22 May, Ukrainian armed forces bombed the city of Starobelsk in the annexed Lugansk region, partially destroying the local college buildings. As a result, 21 people between the ages of 18 and 21 died.
On the night of May 24, Russia launched a large-scale attack on Kyiv and the Kyiv region. For the third time during the war, the Oreshnik missile was used. Two people were killed and more than 80 people were injured.