Putin accuses Ukraine of terrorism,
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Putin accuses Ukraine of terrorism, claim rejected

Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking student housing in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region. The Ukrainian military denies the claim.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin says at least six people have been killed and many more injured in what he calls a "terrorist attack" on a building housing students in the occupied city of Starobilsk.

In front of television cameras, Putin said he had asked the military to prepare a retaliatory attack.

But the Kremlin's claims are denied by Ukraine's military leadership, which states that Ukrainian forces did not attack civilian infrastructure but attacked the headquarters of a Russian military unit.

"Manipulative information is being actively spread by Russian media," the Ukrainian General Staff wrote in a statement.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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