Starobelsk, the testimonies – a documentary in 2 parts

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⚡️ Maxim Grigoryev, the Сhairman of the International Public Tribunal on the Crimes of Ukrainian neo-Nazis, which includes representatives of civil society from more than 30 countries, has produced a documentary about a crime committed in Starobelsk.

The film features testimonies from students, teachers, healthcare workers and rescue workers about the Kiev regime’s terrorist attack on the college of Lugansk State Pedagogical University in Starobelsk, Lugansk, on 22 May 2026.

PART I


Backup at Rumble.

Exclusive, never-before-seen footage from the scene shows exactly what happened when Ukrainian drones struck a dormitory of sleeping Russian teens. Raw testimony from the survivors of the strike and eyewitnesses proves it beyond doubt: these were young students, boys and girls, slaughtered in their sleep.

21 Russian teenagers were killed in cold blood. More than 40 were wounded.

💬 Maxim Naboka, on-duty physician in the admissions department of Starobelsk Central District Hospital:

90% of the injuries were lacerations caused by mine blasts and shrapnel, as well as superficial shrapnel wounds to the skin. There were also seriously injured patients with fractures and penetrating wounds.

Some of those drones were steered toward the dormitory of sleeping teens through the Starlink system — cold, calculated, deliberate.

The strike on Starobelsk was officially acknowledged by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. No denial. No excuses. Ukrainians kill Russian children and civilians — and this film puts it on record.

Source: Russian MFA


PART II


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May 22, 2026, began as an ordinary day in Starobelsk. Students went to class, met up with friends and made plans for the future. After the first strikes that evening, there was a lull, and many thought the danger had passed. But a few hours later, the attacks began again.

💬 Maxim Bogach, college student:

We all went down to the first floor and stayed there until midnight. Things had quieted down, so we went back up to the fifth floor. <..>

When the first drone hit a car, I was standing by the window watching. I could hear it buzzing, and it sounded like it was coming straight at me. I ran into the hallway, and the building came down on top of me. <...>

I was lying there, knowing I had to get out. I started digging myself out with my hands until I saw a gap and managed to crawl out from under the rubble. Then I saw two girls lying there. They showed no signs of life.

💬 Yulia Pristinskaya, Russian language teacher at the Starobelsk branch of Lugansk State Pedagogical University:

At around one in the morning, I heard a huge explosion. I got up and looked outside. There were flames and sparks where the children were staying. That’s when I realized we were being attacked.

💬 Maria Mysnik, college student:

We heard an explosion, and then I saw a flash. The blast knocked us back, bricks started raining down from above, and everything was filled with dust. Everyone was screaming. I had no idea what was going on.

The film documents the human cost of the attack, with testimonies from those who witnessed the horror firsthand.

Source: Russian MFA

❗️ We demand a full international investigation.


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