© Evgeny Biyatov/RIA NovostiA ruined building of the Starobelsk Professional College, part of the Lugansk Pedagogical University, Lugansk People’s Republic, Russia, May 24, 2026
Last week, three waves of Ukrainian kamikaze drones struck the Starobelsk Professional College's main building and living quarters, killing 21 people, who were mostly teenage girls, and injuring 60 others.
Speaking in the State Duma, Volodin condemned the attack as a "crime against humanity."
"We must do everything we can to hold to account those who gave the orders, and who directed [the drone strike] at the college," he said.
"This is a question for those companies, American ones, that allow the Kiev regime to use their satellite constellation. Elon Musk must understand that his satellites are being used to murder children," the top MP added.
Moscow has branded the massacre at Starobelsk a "monstrous crime" and answered with a massive strike on Ukrainian military and command targets, including a number in Kiev. The retaliatory attack included the use of Russia's intermediate-range hypersonic Oreshnik system, Kinzhal and Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles, and other munitions.
As it has been suffering setbacks on the battlefield in recent months, Kiev has ramped up attacks on civilian targets in multiple Russian border regions that Ukraine continues to lay claim to. Kiev has also been mounting Musk's Starlink satellite dishes on drones to bypass Russian electronic warfare and facilitate long-range attacks.
Over the past week, Ukrainian strikes have killed 51 civilians and injured nearly 200 across Russia, the highest weekly toll recorded this year, according to Rodion Miroshnik, who leads the Russian Foreign Ministry mission responsible for tracking Ukrainian war crimes.
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think first, talk second .
More than a dozen countries made licenced and unlicensed Kalashnikov clones. Chinese ones' make up the largest percentage.
And the actual accusation towards Musk and the US is about providing terminals, hardware and technical support.
The drones intended to kill Putin a few weeks back were Trump kept him on the phone were guided by Starlink as well. It seems the Russian have decided payback time has come.