Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Sat, 23 May 2026 15:40:16 +0500 Sat, 23 May 2026 15:40:16 +0500 60 Death toll in student dorm strike rises to 10, Russian-installed official says https://english.aaj.tv/news/330459422/death-toll-in-student-dorm-strike-rises-to-10-russian-installed-official-says <p><strong>The death toll from a drone strike on ​a student dorm in the ‌Russian-controlled Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine has risen to 10 ​from six, a Russian-installed ​official said on Saturday.</strong></p> <p>Russia on Friday accused ⁠Ukraine of what it ​described as a deliberate drone ​strike in the town of Starobilsk, with Russian President Vladimir Putin on ​Friday ordering his military ​to prepare options for retaliation.</p> <p>Leonid Pasechnik, ‌head ⁠of the Russian-installed administration in the region, said that 10 people had been killed, ​48 were ​injured ⁠and 11 were still unaccounted for.</p> <p>Ukraine’s military denied the ​Russian accusations and said ​it ⁠had struck an elite drone command unit in the ⁠area. ​It said that ​Kyiv complied with international humanitarian law.</p> The death toll from a drone strike on ​a student dorm in the ‌Russian-controlled Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine has risen to 10 ​from six, a Russian-installed ​official said on Saturday.

Russia on Friday accused ⁠Ukraine of what it ​described as a deliberate drone ​strike in the town of Starobilsk, with Russian President Vladimir Putin on ​Friday ordering his military ​to prepare options for retaliation.

Leonid Pasechnik, ‌head ⁠of the Russian-installed administration in the region, said that 10 people had been killed, ​48 were ​injured ⁠and 11 were still unaccounted for.

Ukraine’s military denied the ​Russian accusations and said ​it ⁠had struck an elite drone command unit in the ⁠area. ​It said that ​Kyiv complied with international humanitarian law.

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