Look into the eyes of these 21 children, whose future was extinguished by US-NATO terrorist attack through the hands of its puppet Nazi Ukrainian regime.
• Anna Pogrebnichenko, born on November 1, 2006
• Daria Serdyuk, born on April 18, 2007
• Yana Prudnikova, born on December 11, 2006
• Irina Zhivotikova, born on December 3, 2006
• Yelena Martimyanova, born on September 6, 2006
• Tatiana Berezhnaya, born on July 15, 2006
• Artyom Kovtun, born on February 2, 2006
• Maxim Bugakov, born on December 3, 2005
• Alexander Postovets, born on December 18, 2004
• Sofia Fen’, born on March 30, 2007
• Alina Chekrygina, born on April 27, 2007.
• Alexandra Kovpak, born on June 3, 2007.
• Taisia Gerasimenko, born on May 18, 2008
• Anastasia Kovalenko, born on May 8, 2007
• Alisa Bryukhovetskaya, born on January 16, 2007
• Alexandra Butkova, born on January 17, 2007
• Oksana Tereshchenko, born on September 14, 2003
• Alexandra Protasova born on November 11, 2007
• Anastasia Vasilenko, born on July 18, 2007
• Viktoria Zaratuichenko, born on September 21, 2007
• Veronika Dashenko, born on September 15, 2006
Dear fellow citizens!
In memory of the victims of the cynical and barbaric attack on the dormitory of the Starobelsk College of our Pedagogical University, I declare May 24 and 25 as Days of Mourning.
The rescue and search operations have been completed. To our great sorrow, 21 people died as a result of the attack. This is an irreparable loss for their families, loved ones, and all of us.
I express my condolences to the families of the victims. I wish a speedy recovery to all those who suffered in this tragedy.
Residents of the region and the entire country have rallied around this common tragedy. Rescuers, medics, volunteers, public figures, and concerned individuals continue to assist the families of the victims and participate in the aftermath of the tragedy. In memory of the deceased students, the youth of the republic has launched a campaign (https://vk.ru/wall-221342131_17870) on social media called “They Were Just Studying”. Everyone can join it.
This attack is pure evil, for which there is and can be no justification. The neo-Nazis committed a war crime, which has no statute of limitations. Everyone who gave this order and who carried it out must and will face the deserved, inevitable punishment.
Lugansk mourns…
Leonid Pasechnik, Head of LNR
CHILLING FINAL FOOTAGE from girl inside Lugansk dorm MID NATO (proxy: Ukrainian) attack
Dasha desperately calls for help as nonstop booms and drone buzz fill the air
Dasha (Daria Serdyuk) didn’t survive
Source: @MTodayNews
Today, the funeral of Anna Pogribnichenko, one of the students who died in the attack on the pedagogical college in Starobelsk, was held in Belokurakino. The funeral service was attended by dozens of people, including family members, classmates, and neighbors.
“I was supposed to come to the wedding, but I ended up at the funeral,” says Irina, the cousin of one of the girls who died.
Anna, who was only 19 years old, had dreamed of becoming a teacher. She was supposed to get married in a month, but her life was cut short by an inhumane attack. When the drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the college, Anna ran outside in an attempt to escape, but a second drone arrived at the same time. She died on the spot, burned alive. Anna was buried in a closed coffin, and her mother identified her by her chain…
Source: Russell TEXT Bentley’s TG channel – Lyudmila Bentley
Foreign journalists are heading to the scene of the terrorist attack at a college in Starobelsk.
Representatives of the media from 19 foreign countries arrived in the LPR today: Austria, Brazil, Britain, Hungary, Venezuela, Germany, Greece, Spain, Italy, Qatar, China, Cuba, Lebanon, the UAE, Pakistan, the USA, Turkey, Finland, and France.
BBC journalists refused to go to Starobilsk, CNN representatives were supposedly on vacation, and Japanese journalists were forbidden to cover the terrorist attack in the LPR.
❕Foreign journalists have arrived at the scene of the tragedy in Starobilsk. More than 50 media representatives from 19 foreign countries have arrived.
The Human Rights Ombudsman in Russia, Yana Lantarova, stated that journalists will determine for themselves how long they will stay in Starobelsk, and Russia will document all crimes.
❕Foreign journalists are working in a half-ruined college in Starobelsk. They are filming reports against the backdrop of debris after a targeted strike by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on children.
According to the ombudswoman, Yana Lantratova, the enemy was waiting for the children to start running out of the dormitory in order to launch attacks.
⚡️Foreign journalists were shown the remnants of ammunition, with which the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked a college and a dormitory in Starobelsk in the LPR
Source: Zvezda via EastCalling
International journalists at the scene of terrorist attack
Foreign journalists arrived in Starobelsk to witness the scene of the tragedy — a terrorist attack (https://max.ru/warfakes/AZ5RKBMOcJ4) on a dormitory building where college students, mostly children, were peacefully sleeping. As a result of the terrorist attack, 21 people were killed, the vast majority of whom were very young girls. As noted by the Human Rights Ombudsman in Russia, Yana Lantarova, they will be buried in wedding dresses.
Among the arriving journalists are representatives of 19 countries, including the USA, Germany, Finland, Brazil, and Turkey. Studying the scene of the tragedy, they are unanimous in their assessments: what they are witnessing are the consequences of a terrible crime not just against civilians, but against the most vulnerable category of them.
“This was a deliberate massacre,” – Chay Bowes, Ireland.
Irish journalist confronts Starobelsk tragedy: ‘There is no military infrastructure there’
“This is a very peaceful little village… There’s no military infrastructure here, there’s not even any defensive work, no anti-aircraft systems there’s nothing here,” Irish journalist Chay Bowes told Sputnik.
There is no room for doubt as to the objective of the Ukrainian strike, he added.
“I can see that this is a civilian object. I saw girls’ belongings, toys. It’s emotionally hard, from a human point of view,” – Saad Halaf, a correspondent for Al Arabiya.
The media crew went up all the floors of the student dormitory in Starobelsk that was destroyed in the Ukrainian terror attack.
“I saw girls’ toys, slippers, accessories. It is clear that girls lived here, who studied in this building,” the Al Arabiya correspondent told Sputnik.
The Russian side allowed the media into the area freely and answered all questions, he added.
“I don’t understand why the world is silent, especially the Western world. They didn’t want to show the world the real Ukraine. They didn’t want to show that Ukraine killed these children,” – Yeldran Ajjar, Turkey.
“I can see that there was a college here and that people died. Of course, it’s terrible,” – Giovanni Pigni, Italy.
“I saw with my own eyes that children were affected. I didn’t see a single hint of a military object,” – Lu Yuguan, China.
No matter how Kiev tries to justify itself, no matter how the “leading” Western media outlets try to turn a blind eye (https://t.me/BeornAndTheShieldmaiden/27285) to what happened and refuse to open their eyes, what happened on the night of May 22nd is a cynical terrorist act.
The world has the opportunity to learn the truth.
Sources: War on Fakes, Russell Bentley TG channel
Human Rights Commissioner Yana Latratova’s comment at the site of the tragedy in Starobelsk
💬 A horrific tragedy happened here, in the school, on May 22. At night, when the children were asleep – you can see their photos <...> – 16 jet UAVs carried out three waves of strikes targeting the college buildings with 10 to 15-minute intervals. There were 16 drones. They were waiting for the children to start leaving the building. They were shooting directly at children. Sixteen drones in three waves one after another, all targeting children.
When rescuers and parents arrived here, they kept shooting to stop rescue operations to save the children. There were 21 fatalities among children. Many children were injured.
What we saw was hypocrisy and lies. They said there were military facilities here. Where are the military facilities? Just show them. There are only children’s belongings here. Nothing here belonged to the military personnel. You can look around. There have never been any military facilities here. It is a college, it is a school where children used to study.
These children wanted to be teachers. The wanted to have a future, they were very creative. But their lives have been cut short.
Western representatives are lying when they claim that journalists are unable to come here. But you are here. Where is CNN? Where is the BBC? Where are the Japanese media? They are not here. You can see it yourselves. They are lying.
They call it an incident. Do you call the deaths of these children an incident?
These children were born in 2006 or 2007. <...> When they were seven years old, war came to their city. Now that they grew older, death has come for them.
The confrontation continues. Since the Kiev aggression against civilians began in 2014, over 12,000 people died, and there were over 40,000 injured.
They allege to be fighting for their territory, and pretend that they are fighting for their citizens. But look here – they divide them into the first and second class. Ukrainian journalists call Donbass residents ‘genetic trash.’
What about human rights? What about abiding by the UN Security Council resolutions? What about support from other countries? There is none.
It is a war crime as per international humanitarian law. I have sent letters to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Human Rights Council. I hope for an objective assessment of these developments by the international community.
🕯 It is hard to imagine the feelings of a mother whose child dies. These days have been declared the days of mourning in the republic. We grieve alongside the parents.
The drone components used to kill children at the college in Starobelsk are produced in the West — it is they who are responsible for their deaths, Yana Lantarova told “Zvezda”.
Foreign journalists saw the debris and wings of UAVs with foreign markings, so there can be no talk of a “staged incident and Russian propaganda”, emphasised the Human Rights Ombudsman in Russia.
“They were firing deliberately, because there were three jet waves, 16 UAVs. And most importantly, what they say, that they were firing at military targets. But where are the military targets? Everyone can see that they are not there. When parents were standing here, when we heard their cries and weeping, when rescuers were working — they (the Armed Forces of Ukraine) kept firing and firing. Search operations were constantly being interrupted. They were firing at children. They waited. But meanwhile, the UN says that it’s all fake,” Lantarova told correspondent Andrey Vakula.
📍Lantarova showed photos of the children and talked about their hobbies, dreams and plans (2nd video). Most of the deceased students will be buried in wedding dresses.
“And you know what’s even more terrifying? The human rights ombudsman in the region is helping families with the funerals. Many parents of girls who planned to get married want them to be buried in wedding dresses. It’s very hard to imagine the grief of these parents,” Lantarova said.
Source: Zvezda News
❗A number of Western correspondents who visited the site of the terrorist attack in Starobelsk have been banned by their editorial offices from publishing materials, Maria Zakharova stated.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine deliberately delayed time and launched drones during the rescue of the collapsed building in the college of Starobilsk, so that rescuers could not pull out the children, Roman Antonov, the commander of the 57th fire and rescue unit, told “Zvezda”.
Still, the employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations tried to help the children as much as possible.
Antonov was one of the first to arrive at the call.
“We were climbing the stairs upstairs. We saw children running out, some of them barefoot. Everything was already on fire here, there were collapses. We tried to lead downstairs those who could come down on their own. Having climbed to the fourth floor, where the dormitory was located, we immediately saw the collapses — there were children in them.
It was very terrible. Cries, constant screaming. And as far as possible, we tried to help at least those we could. Because they were still under the rubble, they were screaming very loudly. After that, other services began to arrive. But first of all, we pulled out those who were on the floors”
Antonov could not hold back his tears, talking about the tragedy. He has a 17-year-old daughter, who was going to apply to this college next year.
“First of all, when I arrived home, I hugged her. It was terrible. It can’t be described in words, you wouldn’t wish this on anyone. But we were doing our job, because we have to do it. With every brick, we found bodies. We hoped that there would still be survivors. The main problem was the repeated attacks, which prevented us from working. It felt like they were delaying time so that we couldn’t save the children,” the rescuer emphasised.
Source: Zvezda News
Scott Ritter wrote this tribute:
Sincere condolences to the family and friends
A targeted strike by the Ukrainian Armed Forces killed 21 children. There are no words that can comfort this pain. It is impossible to imagine the grief of parents who have lost their most precious thing — their child.
We pray with you in these terrible days. Eternal memory to the children.
The Kingdom of Heaven…
‘It was a deliberate act of MASS MURDER’
Ukraine DELIBERATELY targeted these children in this dormitory in Starobelsk — former British MP George Galloway to RT
‘NATO is up to its neck in the blood of these schoolgirls, in the blood of these students’
“This was a deliberate act of mass murder. Consequently, it is a war crime, a crime against humanity,” – former British parliamentarian George Galloway in an interview with RT about the targeted strike by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on a college in Starobilsk.
“It’s quite possible, but I must say that, in my opinion, the strike on the dormitory was extremely precise. I believe it was absolutely deliberate. They deliberately targeted these children in the dormitory. This was a deliberate act of mass murder. Consequently, it is a war crime, a crime against humanity, and in the future, it should be investigated and punished accordingly.
I don’t think there was anything accidental here. I think Palantir, in its perverted and vile manner, might consider the job well done. You tried to kill all these children – and you succeeded.
As for the question of whose weapons these are. Well, we know who supplies this weapon, and Russia would have every right to respond to those who make such strikes on Russia possible. Now they are already talking about missiles – a joint British-German missile. Little Macron is also trying to participate in this – a missile that will be able to penetrate much deeper into Russian territory.
Therefore, Russia would have every right, in the framework of self-defense, to take measures against those who make all this possible. And who knows who exactly was determining the targets? My suspicions are obvious from the position I hold.
But what I know for sure is that a significant part of the strikes on civilian objects and civilian infrastructure in Russia are directed by foreign hands, the hands of NATO. NATO is up to its neck in the blood of these schoolgirls, in the blood of these students. I’m absolutely sure of this.
Source: ForeignAgentIntel