Russia Criticizes West for Lack of Condolences Over Starobelsk College Attack
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Russian Deputy FM Sergey Ryabkov criticizes Western countries for not offering condolences after a Ukrainian military attack on a college in Starobelsk, Russia, killed 21 and injured over 40, mostly teenagers.
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MOSCOW, May 27. /TASS/. The recent tragedy in Russia’s Starobelsk, where Ukrainian military’s attack on a local college left more than two dozen teenagers killed, resonated in the hearts of those who remain humans, while Western countries never officially expressed their condolences, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Wednesday. "The tragedy of such scale has undoubtedly resonated in the hearts of everyone who have not lost their humanity. However, I have not seen any official expressions of condolences from the West," Ryabkov said at a news press conference. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced on May 24 that over 50 media representatives from 19 countries visited the site of the tragedy in Starobelsk, in the wake of the Ukrainian military attack on a local college. The Ukrainian military launched drones at the academic building and dormitory of the Lugansk Pedagogical University’s Vocational College in the city of Starobelsk in the early hours of May 22. As many as 86 students aged from 14 and 18 years were inside at the time of the attack. According to the latest official reports, 21 people were killed and over 40 more wounded.
