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Russia receives no reaction from UN regarding Ukrainian army’s strike on Starobelsk — MFA
Russian officials said the UN has not provided substantive responses to Moscow's appeals regarding a strike on a college in Starobelsk that killed 21 people. Moscow has handed over evidence and offered to arrange a UN delegation visit to the site.
Moscow has not received an adequate response from the United Nations regarding its appeals concerning a strike on a college in Starobelsk, according to Russian officials. The attack, which occurred on May 22, killed 21 people, and Russia has now publicly pressed the UN to address the incident.
Coverage Comparison
Two separate statements from Russian officials were reported by TASS. Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov said on July 1 that Moscow never received a substantive response from the UN to its appeals. Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Maria Zabolotskaya had earlier, on June 24, expressed frustration that the UN had not condemned the attack and announced Russia's readiness to host a UN delegation at the site.
Both reports describe the same underlying event — a strike on the academic building and dormitory of the Lugansk Pedagogical University's Vocational College in Starobelsk — and both attribute the attack to the Ukrainian military. They differ in the specific official and venue: Alimov's comment came in an interview with the Izvestia daily, while Zabolotskaya spoke at a UN Security Council meeting.
Key Claims
The Ukrainian military carried out a strike on the academic building and dormitory of the Lugansk Pedagogical University's Vocational College in Starobelsk in the early hours of May 22, killing 21 people, according to TASS.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov said Moscow never received an adequate response from the UN regarding its appeals concerning the strike. He described letters received from the UN Secretary-General as "disappointing" and containing no substantive answers.
The Russian side handed over photo and video materials from the scene of the attack to UN representatives, as well as additional documents requested by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, TASS reported.
Deputy Permanent Representative Maria Zabolotskaya said Russia handed tangible evidence to the UN Secretariat through the Moscow information center on June 6, including eyewitness accounts of the "terrorist attack." She said Russia is prepared to arrange a visit by an authorized UN delegation to the site "at any time."
Zabolotskaya also noted that a month had passed without the UN condemning the "brutal attack" and that photos from the site were circulating online and that International Committee of the Red Cross officials had visited.
Perspectives
Russian officials
Russian officials, as quoted by TASS, characterize the Starobelsk attack as a terrorist act by Ukrainian forces and criticize the UN for failing to respond substantively or condemn the strike. They express readiness to provide further evidence and host a UN delegation at the site.
How this outlet told it
TASS — English
Framing: Lack of UN response to Russian appeals — Critical of the UN's response
Facts Included:
Moscow never received an adequate response from the UN regarding its appeals concerning Kiev’s strike on a college in Starobelsk
The Russian side handed over photo and video materials from the scene of the attack to the UN
The Ukrainian military carried out a strike on the academic building and dormitory of the Lugansk Pedagogical University’s Vocational College in Starobelsk
Framing: Russia's call for UN action — Critical of the UN's inaction
Facts Included:
Russia is ready to arrange for a UN delegation to visit the site of the attack
Russia handed tangible evidence to the Secretariat through the Moscow information center
The Ukrainian military carried out a strike on the academic building and dormitory of the Lugansk Pedagogical University’s Vocational College in Starobelsk
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ClaimMoscow never received an adequate response from the UN regarding its appeals concerning Kiev’s strike on a college in Starobelsk. The UN's responses were disappointing and contained no substantive answers.
ClaimThe Russian side handed over photo and video materials from the scene of the attack to the UN, as well as additional documents requested by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
ClaimThe Ukrainian military carried out a strike on the academic building and dormitory of the Lugansk Pedagogical University’s Vocational College in Starobelsk. The attack killed 21 people.