Oreshnik strike a retaliation for Kievs terrorist attacks Moscow

RT.com
24 May 2026, 14:24 GMT+10

The Russian military has commented on its massive overnight response to Ukraines massacre in Lugansk Region

Russian forces launched a "massive strike" overnight against military targets in Ukraine, using intermediate-range hypersonic Oreshnik system and Iskander ballistic missiles, Kinzhal and Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles, air-, sea- and ground-launched cruise missiles, as well as attack drones.

The strike came after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Defense Ministry to "submit proposals" for a response to a Ukrainian drone attack on a teacher training college dormitory in the Lugansk People's Republic, which left 21 people dead and 42 injured, mostly teenage girls.

The bombardment targeted the Ukrainian military's command and control facilities, air bases, and the country's defense industry enterprises, the ministry said.

"The objectives of the strike have been achieved. All designated targets were hit," it stressed.

The dormitory of Starobelsk College, a facility of Lugansk Pedagogical University located in the town of Starobelsk, was struck by multiple waves of Ukrainian drones on Friday while students were asleep inside, in what Putin described as a deliberate "terrorist act."

Governor Leonid Pasechnik declared May 24-25 days of mourning, describing the attack as "pure evil" and saying those responsible would face "deserved and inevitable punishment."

Earlier, the US Embassy in Kiev warned American citizens of a "potentially significant air attack" that could take place within 24 hours and urged them to be ready to seek shelter immediately if an air alert was issued

(RT.com)

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