Ukrainian forces struck the headquarters of the Russian Rubikon Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies near occupied Starobilsk, Luhansk Oblast.
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The Ukrainian General Staff reported on May 22 that Ukrainian forces struck the headquarters of the Russian Rubikon Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies near occupied Starobilsk.
A strike hit a college building and dormitory in Starobilsk, injuring 35 students and damaging other buildings.
Local officials reported that 86 children were in the school at the time of the strike.
Leonid Pasechnik attributed the attack to Ukrainian drones.
Rescuers pulled two people from the debris, and others may still be trapped.
Ukraine had not officially commented on reports of the strike at the time of publication.
Ukraine struck Russian military targets in the Starobilsk area on the night of May 22, denying claims of civilian casualties.
The centerpiece of the Ukrainian operation was a strike on a specialized military command hub located in Starobilsk, belonging to Russia’s 'Rubikon' special unit.
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