Russian President Vladimir Putin says Ukraine carries out a drone attack on a student dorm in a Russian-controlled area of eastern Ukraine and orders the military to prepare options for retaliation. Multiple outlets report that Putin describes the strike as hitting a dorm in Starobilsk in Luhansk region, where he says six people are killed and dozens are wounded. One report also notes that 15 people are still unaccounted for following the attack, while the overall number of casualties beyond those confirmed varies by reporting.
Putin publicly frames the event as a deliberate attack, saying Kyiv’s forces must have known what they were targeting. Ukraine’s military denies the Russian allegations, with at least one outlet reporting that Kyiv states it struck an alternative target and rejects responsibility for the dorm attack.
The accounts are consistent on the core claims: a deadly strike at a student dorm, Putin’s accusation toward Ukraine, and his instruction to prepare retaliatory measures. They differ mainly on characterization details and the status of missing people at the time of reporting.
