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Drone Strike Kills 21 at Starobilsk Dormitory, Ukraine Denies

5/25/2026

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A drone attack on a dormitory in Starobilsk, Luhansk region, killed 21 people, mostly young women.
Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova said sixteen UAVs targeted the building and waited for children before firing.
Ukraine’s armed forces denied responsibility, saying they struck a drone command unit and complied with international humanitarian law.
Leonid Pasechnik, head of the Russian-installed administration, released a list of eleven victims, nine of whom remain trapped.

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A drone attack on a dormitory in Starobilsk, Luhansk region, killed 21 people, mostly young women.
Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova said sixteen UAVs targeted the building and waited for children before firing.
Ukraine’s armed forces denied responsibility, saying they struck a drone command unit and complied with international humanitarian law.
Leonid Pasechnik, head of the Russian-installed administration, released a list of eleven victims, nine of whom remain trapped.