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BBC declines to visit site of Ukrainian attack on college in Starobelsk — Russian diplomat

TASS · · 164 words
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Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that the BBC declined to visit the site of a Ukrainian drone attack on a college in Starobelsk. The report claims the attack killed 12 people and targeted a building containing students aged 14 to 18.

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7 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The BBC has declined to visit the site of a Ukrainian attack on a college in the city of Starobelsk, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.”
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Multiple web search results from RIA Novosti and other reports confirm that Maria Zakharova stated the BBC declined to visit the site of the attack in Starobelsk.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago ... Zelensky's regime actively employs drones for terrorist attacks. On August 12, the Ukrainian neo-Nazis attempted to strike the Crimean Bridge ...
https://www.facebook.com/MIDRussia/posts/kievregimecrimes️-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 hours ago ... ... Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. Nine people remain under the rubble following Friday's attack by Ukrainian drones.
https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/2058136438361800980
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 hour ago ... MOSCOW, May 23 (RIA Novosti) - The UK's BBC broadcaster officially refused to visit the site of the deadly Ukrainian attack on a student ...
https://www.nampa.org/text/22933652
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“"The British Broadcasting Corporation has formally declined to visit Starobelsk," she wrote on Telegram.”
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While the general claim about the BBC's refusal is corroborated, the specific detail about the Telegram post is mentioned in the context of the reporting but not independently verified across multiple distinct source organizations in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 24, 2026 ... Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's statement on the four-year mark since the start of the special military operation ...
https://www.facebook.com/MIDRussia/posts/️-russian-foreign-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago ... What is the Foreign Ministry's take on these terrorist attacks? Maria Zakharova: Given the go-ahead from Washington to kill civilians with ...
https://www.facebook.com/MIDRussia/posts/kievregimecrimes️-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 14, 2024 ... Comment by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the Kiev regime's attempts to disrupt celebrations of the 10th ...
https://www.facebook.com/RusEmbassySouthAfrica/posts/comment…
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“"CNN must be on vacation," Zakharova added, making it clear that no requests had been received from the US media outlet.”
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The claim regarding CNN is mentioned in the RIA Novosti search result, but the other provided search results for this specific claim are irrelevant (discussing unrelated events or films), leaving only one relevant source.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 8, 2021 ... ” No, we have not received any requests. This is yet another proof ... said that they were not media outlets but propaganda instruments.
https://www.facebook.com/RusEmbUSA/posts/stopfakenews-opinio…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 17, 2026 ... Russia is in no position to be schooling the US regarding it's actions in Iran. Get out of Ukraine, then and only then will you have credibility ...
https://www.facebook.com/TimesofIndia/videos/russias-maria-z…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 20, 2025 ... Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says the issue of moving the Geneva International Discussions to another location remains ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DRTvlgZDcfh/
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“Zaharova said that Moscow would arrange a visit of foreign reporters to the site of the Ukrainian attack on a college in the Lugansk People’s Republic”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists entirely of information about a 2024 film titled 'Maria' and is completely irrelevant to Maria Zakharova or the events in Starobelsk.
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web search NEUTRAL — Maria is a 2024 biographical psychological drama film directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Steven Knight. It is an international co-production between Italy, Chile, Germany and the United States.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_(2024_film)
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 26, 2025 · Watch her transform as Maria Callas in the trailer for the new film from acclaimed director Pablo Larraín.
https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/maria-angelina-jolie-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 24, 2024 · Check out the new official trailer for Maria starring Angelina Jolie! Buy Tickets to Maria on Fandango: https://www.fandango.com/maria-42506/...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jD-4UvIBqAo
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“The Ukrainian military launched drones at the academic building and dormitory of the Lugansk Pedagogical University’s Vocational College in the city of Starobelsk in the early hours of May 22.”
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The claim is explicitly corroborated by multiple cross-references from TASS reporting the drone attack on the Lugansk Pedagogical University’s Vocational College in Starobelsk on May 22.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Ukrainian military launched drones at the academic building and dormitory of the Lugansk Pedagogical University’s Vocational College in the city of Starobelsk in the early hours of May 22
https://tass.com/emergencies/2135527
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Ukrainian military launched drones at the academic building and dormitory of the Lugansk Pedagogical University’s Vocational College in the city of Starobelsk in the early hours of May 22
https://tass.com/emergencies/2135511
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Ukrainian military launched drones at the academic building and dormitory of the Lugansk Pedagogical University’s Vocational College in the city of Starobelsk in the early hours of May 22.
https://tass.com/politics/2135529
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“As many as 86 students aged from 14 and 18 years were inside at the time of the attack.”
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Reuters reports that Moscow stated 86 teenagers were inside the dorm during the attack, and other search results mention the attack on the college, corroborating the figure provided by Russian sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Up is a 2009 American animated adventure comedy-drama film directed by Pete Docter and written by Bob Peterson and Docter.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_(2009_film)
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web search NEUTRAL — 15 hours ago ... Moscow says 86 teenagers were inside dorm during attack; Ukraine says ... University's Starobilsk college when Ukrainian drones had attacked it ...
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/four-killed-35-children…
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web search NEUTRAL — 21 hours ago ... The attack on port infrastructure killed two people and injured eight others. The Russians carried out 15 attacks on Kharkov, six people are ...
https://www.facebook.com/russianembassyinlaos/posts/russian-…
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“According to the latest reports, the attack killed 12 people.”
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There is a direct contradiction in the death toll: one source reports the attack killed 6 people, while the claim states 12. Other sources mention 9 people remaining under rubble, indicating conflicting reports on the final casualty count.
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web search NEUTRAL — 23 hours ago ... Israeli attacks result in 3,089 fatalities ... No leniency will be shown to anyone guilty of the attack on the college in Starobelsk, the Russian ...
https://tass.com/politics/2135107
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web search NEUTRAL — 21 hours ago ... The attack on port infrastructure killed two people and injured eight others. The Russians carried out 15 attacks on Kharkov, six people are ...
https://www.facebook.com/russianembassyinlaos/posts/russian-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 21 hours ago ... Russia's Investigative Committee accused the Ukrainian military of having fired multiple drones at the building. "As a result of the attack, the ...
https://english.aawsat.com/world/5276174-ukraine-hits-colleg…
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