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Ukraine deliberately attacks civilian facilities — senior Russian lawmaker

TASS · · 124 words
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Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of Russia's State Duma, accused the Ukrainian military of intentionally targeting civilian infrastructure in Russia. The report cites a drone strike on a vocational college in Starobelsk that resulted in casualties and missing students.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://tass.com/politics/2135541

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
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Name Calling / Labeling 100% confidence
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Appeal to Pity 80% confidence
Evoking sympathy to win support rather than using logical arguments.

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

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“The Ukrainian army deliberately attacks civilian facilities in Russia”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the Ukrainian language and the general history of the Russo-Ukrainian war. There is no specific evidence provided in the search results that confirms or denies the intent of the Ukrainian army to deliberately attack civilian facilities in Russia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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“Ukraine’s terrorist neo-Nazi regime carries out strikes on civilian facilities in Russia with full knowledge that it’s targeting hospitals, educational institutions and residential buildings”
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The provided evidence discusses Russian strikes on Ukrainian civilian targets, but does not provide evidence confirming that the Ukrainian government knowingly targets hospitals or schools in Russia. The claims are not supported by the provided search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 14, 2026 ... ... educational institution, and two non-residential buildings, Klitschko said. ... Russia damaged residential buildings and energy facilities.
https://www.facebook.com/UkraineNatoMission/posts/a-rescue-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, the russian army has struck 17.3 thousand civilian targets and about 300 military targets.
https://cpd.gov.ua/en/articles-en/reasons-why-russia-bombs-u…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 17, 2022 ... The Ukrainian government says Russia ... Many are accused of aiming deliberately at civilian structures like hospitals, shelters and residential ...
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/war-crimes-watch-…
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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 reported multiple times across cross-references (TASS) and is further supported by web search results mentioning Vladimir Putin's condemnation of the attack on a college in Starobilsk on May 22.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kadiivka (Ukrainian: Кадіївка) or Stakhanov (Russian: Стаханов), is a city in Alchevsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Donbas, eastern Ukraine. Residence of Kadiivka urban hromada. It is located on the Komyshu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadiivka
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mykola Ivanovych Velychkivsky (Ukrainian: Мико́ла Іва́нович Величківський; 11 January 1889 – 1 July 1976) was a Ukrainian economist, professor, and politician who served as chairman of the Ukrainian N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mykola_Velychkivsky
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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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“As many as 86 students aged between 14 and 18 years were inside at the time of the attack”
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While the attack on the college is corroborated, the specific detail regarding '86 students aged between 14 and 18' is not explicitly confirmed by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence; it appears as a specific detail that lacks broad corroboration across the provided snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Vladimir Putin on Friday condemned the Ukrainian armed forces' attack on a college in Starobilsk in Luhansk. May 22, 2026. By IANS. World.
https://www.easternmirrornagaland.com/putin-condemns-attack-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The attack on the Kakhovka Dam was such that it would cause disproportionate environmental damage and inflict severe suffering on civilians.
https://truth-hounds.org/en/cases/submerged-study-of-the-des…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 28, 2023 ... as proof that there was no possibility that this attack was a mistake; instead, ... about other conflicts, including terrorist attacks in Paris, ...
https://www.athensjournals.gr/media/2023-04MED.pdf
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“According to the Russian Emergencies Ministry, the strike killed ten people and left another 38 injured”
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Multiple web search results explicitly state that the Russian Emergencies Ministry reported 10 deaths and 38 injuries, though some later reports suggest the death toll rose to 12.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (Russian: Министерство обороны Российской Федерации; MOD) is the governing body of the Russian Armed Forces. The president of Russia is the commander-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(Russia)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief (full name in Russian: Министерство Российской Федерации по делам гражданской обороны, чрезвычайным ситуациям и ликвидации последствий ст…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Emergency_Situatio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State Emergency Service of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Державна служба України з надзвичайних ситуацій, romanized: Derzhavna sluzhba Ukrainy z nadzvychainykh sytuatsii), until December 24, 2012 named the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Emergency_Service_of_Ukr…
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“Eleven students remain missing”
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The provided evidence mentions the attack and the death toll, but the specific claim that 'eleven students remain missing' is not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided text.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Slavic Native Faith, commonly known as Rodnovery and sometimes as Slavic Neopaganism, is a modern Pagan religion. Classified as a new religious movement, its practitioners hearken back to the hist…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_Native_Faith
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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 ... Russia has updated to eleven the number of deceased after the attack with an unmanned aircraft, attributed to Ukraine, against a student ...
https://www.democrata.es/en/international/update-russia-repo…
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