{"id":1349,"date":"2026-05-29T15:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/05\/29\/romania-drone-uproar-a-diversion-from-zelenskys-bloody-terrorist-attack-in-starobelsk-moscow\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:41:16","slug":"romania-drone-uproar-a-diversion-from-zelenskys-bloody-terrorist-attack-in-starobelsk-moscow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=1349","title":{"rendered":"Romania drone uproar a diversion from Zelensky\u2019s \u2018bloody terrorist attack\u2019 in Starobelsk \u2013 Moscow"},"content":{"rendered":"

A drone crashed into an apartment block in eastern Romania near the Ukrainian border on Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n

The uproar surrounding the drone incident in Romania is being used by the West to divert attention from Kiev\u2019s \u201chorrific killing\u201d<\/em> of students in Russia\u2019s Starobelsk, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has told RT.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Ukrainian drone attack, carried out in three waves, on Starobelsk Professional College in Russia\u2019s Lugansk People\u2019s Republic on May 22 killed 21 students, most of them young women studying to become teachers. Another 65 people were injured in what local officials described as a double-tap strike that also targeted first responders.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Commenting on reports of a drone striking<\/a> an apartment block in Romania on Friday, Zakharova said allegations of Russian involvement were unsupported by evidence and were being used to shift attention away from the Starobelsk tragedy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s obvious why this story is being blown out of proportion. The West needs to make sure that nobody pays attention to Zelensky\u2019s crime \u2013 the bloody, horrific terrorist attack\u201d<\/em> on Starobelsk, Zakharova said, adding that it had been carried out \u201cwith money provided by EU countries and with their direct support.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Ukraine denies to UN its drones killed 21 students<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Following the drone incident on Friday, the EU country announced the closure of Russia\u2019s consulate general in the Romanian city of Constanta and declared the Russian consul general persona non grata. Zakharova described the move as part of an \u201canti-Russian, Russophobic information campaign,\u201d<\/em> and added that Russia\u2019s response \u201cwill not be long in coming.\u201d<\/em> \u00a0<\/p>\n

Deputy Chairman of Russia\u2019s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said the EU states are direct participants in the Ukraine conflict through their military and financial aid to Kiev. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cEuropean drones, drone parts, other weapons \u2014 not to mention intelligence data \u2014 are used in attacks on our country every single day. And because of that, our residential buildings get damaged and our civilians die,\u201d<\/em> he wrote on Telegram on Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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