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Official account of the Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka and to the Maldives/Официальный новостной канал Посольства Российской Федерации в Шри-Ланке и в Мальдивской Республике
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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Joint Declaration of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China on the Emergence of a Multipolar World and International Relations of a New Type (Beijing, May 20, 2026)

📄 FULL DECLARATION

Since the end of the Second World War, changes in the international landscape and in the global balance of power have been accelerating.

On the one hand, the wave of decolonisation and the end of the Cold War led to a significant increase in the number of sovereign states in the world.

The international community has become more diverse and complex. The level of development and international influence of the countries of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean has grown. The number of regional and interregional associations has increased, with their activities covering all areas of international relations – from politics and security to the economy and the humanitarian dimension – and their role in world affairs is steadily growing. Interconnectedness and interdependence in the world have reached an unprecedented level in human history.

☝️ Attempts by a number of states to single-handedly manage world affairs, impose their interests on the entire world and restrict the sovereign development opportunities of other countries in the spirit of the colonial era have failed.

In the 21st century, the system of international relations is undergoing a profound transformation, evolving towards a long-term state of polycentricity and the formation of international relations of a new type.

Most states, taking into account their historical experience, have become deeply aware of the advent of a new era and the need to follow the path towards building a more cohesive international community, as well as mutual respect for fundamental interests, equality, justice and mutually beneficial cooperation – without dividing the world into opposing regions and blocs.

On the other hand, the global situation is becoming more complex. Negative neocolonial trends are on the rise, including the practice of unilateral force-based approaches, hegemonism and bloc confrontation.

The basic universally recognised norms of international law and international relations are being regularly trampled upon; it is becoming more difficult for states to coordinate their actions and settle conflicts within global governance institutions, many of which are losing their effectiveness. The global agenda of peace and development is facing new risks and challenges, and there is a danger of fragmentation of the international community and a return to the “law of the jungle”.

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🌐 Advocating a harmonious process of shaping an equal and orderly multipolar world and international relations of a new type, including a more just and rational system of global governance, Russia and China undertake and call on the international community to adhere to the following basic principles in their relations with one another:

1. The principle of openness of the world to inclusive and mutually beneficial cooperation.

2. The principle of indivisible and equal security.

3. The principle of democratisation of international relations and improvement of the global governance system.

4. The diversity of world civilisations and values.


Russia and China will continue to develop a shared vision for shaping a #MultipolarWorld and more just international relations of a new type.

#RussiaChina
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#KievRegimeCrimes

⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:

💬 On May 22, Ukrainian neo-Nazis attacked the Starobelsk branch of Lugansk Pedagogical University (a total enrolment of more than 1,500 students) with drones. It was yet another deliberate targeted strike against civilians, namely students.

Up to 18 students and lecturers may be trapped under the rubble.

Eyewitnesses report “devastating destruction” on the campus, with the main strike hitting the academic building and student dormitory.

Rescue operations are underway.
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⚡️ Russian Foreign Ministry Statement on the AFU strike on the college of Lugansk State Pedagogical University in Starobelsk (May 22, 2026)

On the night of May 22, the Kiev neo-Nazi regime used four fixed-wing UAVs to carry out a gruesome terrorist attack on the academic building and dormitory of the college of Lugansk State Pedagogical University in Starobelsk, LPR.

At the time of the barbaric strike, 86 children aged 14 to 18 were inside the five-storey dormitory building, which collapsed down to the second floor as a result of the attack.

At present, 40 people are known to have been injured. Tragically, four people were killed. Rescue operations are underway at the scene. Nearby administrative buildings, residential houses and social facilities were also damaged.

The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case into the terrorist attack.

👉 All those responsible will be identified and face inevitable severe punishment. None of the perpetrators will be shown mercy.


This strike could not have been accidental. It was a deliberate attack on civilians, carried out in the spirit of the German Nazis. None of those inside the building were or could have been taking part in hostilities, and there are no military facilities near the college.

Suffering defeats on the battlefield, the Kiev regime is opening a new chapter in the armed conflict by unleashing open, inhuman terror against defenceless children.

Such strikes using long-range weapons supplied to the Kiev regime by NATO countries, including UAVs, are carried out with technical assistance from foreign specialists from certain NATO countries. We have reliable information that Western capitals are providing the AFU with intelligence data and assisting with target designation.

By committing this atrocity against children in Starobelsk, the Kiev regime and its handlers assume full responsibility for the escalation of hostilities and the undermining of political and diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict.

This happened against the backdrop of Kiev’s hypocritical lamentations about the fate of children affected by military actions. The entire world has now seen just how cynical Zelensky’s regime is, as it turns children into targets of terror.

◼️ We express our deepest condolences to the families of those killed and wish the injured a speedy recovery.

We call on international organisations, national governments and the global public to give an honest assessment of the criminal actions of Zelensky’s regime and to resolutely condemn the bloody terrorist attack in Starobelsk.

Silence will amount to complicity in the gruesome acts of Kiev’s terrorists and indifference to the fate of innocent children who were killed and injured.
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🎙 President of Russia Vladimir Putin's statement on the terrorist attack by the Kiev regime on the Starobelsk Pedagogical College (May 22, 2026)

The statement was made during President of Russia Vladimir Putin’s meeting with graduates of the first cohort of the Time of Heroes educational programme.

💬 On May 22, the neo-Nazi regime that seized power in Kiev carried out a terrorist attack on the student dormitory of the Starobelsk Pedagogical College. At night, while the students were asleep.

According to the reports I have been receiving throughout this time, as of now, six people have been killed, 39 injured, and 15 are listed as missing, as debris removal continues. We will, of course, do everything to help the victims and the families of those killed.

I want to stress – this is important – that there are no military facilities, no intelligence or related service facilities near the dormitory. Therefore, there are no grounds whatsoever to claim that the projectiles hit the building as a result of our air defence or electronic warfare systems. No one can say that they were trying to strike some other facility, while the UAVs were allegedly intercepted by our own systems and accidentally hit this building.

☝️ The strike was not accidental: it came in three waves, with 16 UAVs hitting the same site.

Of course, we will investigate the details. The appropriate conclusions will be drawn. But it is clear to us – and once again becomes obvious – who we are dealing with, who we are fighting, and what we are fighting for. This is a manifestation of neo-Nazism. It once again confirms the terrorist nature of the Kiev regime.

The reasons behind the Kiev regime’s criminal conduct are clear. Constant failures at the front, surrendering positions, populated areas and territories.

For the AFU, the situation at the front is gradually turning from difficult and critical into catastrophic. Neither Western aid – which is regularly stolen, they simply cannot resist stealing it – nor forced mobilisation helps, when people are rounded up in the streets like stray dogs and then thrown to the front. Against this backdrop, desertion is also growing catastrophically for the enemy. It is becoming large-scale.

The situation for the ruling clique is further aggravated by all-consuming corruption that is corroding society and is covered up by the regime’s ringleaders. In fact, they themselves are part of these corruption schemes, which is why they later help one another flee the country and escape to Israel and other countries abroad.

Everyone knows perfectly well – both in Ukraine and around the world – that the Ukrainian authorities steal from absolutely everything. It has even reached military property and personal protective equipment intended for those very people who are driven to the front like cattle – driven to die for those who are plundering Ukraine and foreign aid.

The Kiev regime undoubtedly needs such crimes in order to divert attention from what is happening at the front and inside the country, to provoke a response from Russia, and then – as we know, and have seen many times before – to blame everything on us, on Russia, on our country: all escalations and all consequences of such crimes.

👉 Russia's Foreign Ministry has been instructed to inform international organisations and the international community about this crime.

But, of course, you and I understand that in such cases, MFA statements alone cannot suffice. Therefore, Russia's Defence Ministry has been ordered to submit its proposals.

◾️ I would now ask everyone to rise and honour the memory of those who were killed (a minute of silence).

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⚡️ Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:

IN CONNECTION WITH THE OUTRIGHT LIES SPREAD YESTERDAY AT THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE WEST— IN PARTICULAR BY THE LATVIAN PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE, WHO HAS LOST ALL DIGNITY — CLAIMING THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO STRIKES BY THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE ON THE COLLEGE IN STAROBELSK, WE ARE ORGANIZING A VISIT TO THE SITE OF THE TRAGEDY FOR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS ACCREDITED IN MOSCOW.

Hopefully, BBC and CNN won’t suddenly go on vacation.
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⚡️ The administration of the Head of Russia's Lugansk People's Republic has released preliminary lists of the deceased, injured and missing students in #Starobelsk, following the vicious terrorist attack of the Armed Formations of Ukraine at the dormitory of Lugansk State Pedagogical University college.

❗️Hereby are the lists of the dead and injured and missing students in #Starobelsk as of 12 pm noon of May 23.

Deceased:

• Anna Pogrebnichenko, born on November 1, 2006
• Daria Serdyuk, born on April 18, 2007
• Yana Prudnikova, born on December 11, 2006
• Irina Zhivotikova, born on December 3, 2006
• Yelena Martimyanova, born on September 6, 2006
• Tatiana Berezhnaya, born on July 15, 2006
• Artyom Kovtun, born on February 2, 2006
• Maxim Bugakov, born on December 3, 2005
• Alexander Postovets, born on December 18, 2004
• Sofia Fen', born on March 30, 2007
• Alina Chekrygina, born on April 27, 2007.

Missing:

• Alexandra Butkova, born on January 17, 2007
• Alisa Bryukhovetskaya, born on January 16, 2007
• Anastasia Vasilenko, born on July 18, 2007
• Alexandra Protasova born on November 11, 2007
• Anastasia Kovalenko, born on May 8, 2007
• Taisia Gerasimenko, born on May 18, 2008
• Viktoria Zaratuichenko, born on September 21, 2007
• Veronika Dashenko, born on September 15, 2006
• Oksana Tereshchenko, born on September 14, 2003
• Alexandra Kovpak, born on June 3, 2007.

Injured:

• Larisa Bubylyova, born on May 6, 2010
• Alexey Sverdlov, born on April 18, 2007
• Elvira Pavlenko, born on April 16, 2008
• Sofia Ternovskaya, born on August 20, 2010
• Tatyana Kononova, born on October 13, 2007
• Olga Kovaleva, born on November 2, 2004
• Rostislav Zakharchenko, born on August 23, 2003
• Yekaterina Danko, born on September 28, 2008
• Alexandra Chupikhina, born on February 27, 2007
• Konstantin Dubovoy, born on January 2, 1975
• Maria Kravchenko, born on June 24, 2010
• Valeria Skripnichenko, born on July 7, 2010
• Yulia Garkusha, born on July 7, 2008
• Sofia Kulakova, born on December 15, 2009
• Alyona Zherebilo, born on August 9, 2007
• Yevgeniya Gnatenko, born on April 3, 2008
• Yelizaveta Bugaevskaya, born on August 2, 2005
• Artyom Shiyanov, born on December 31, 2006
• David Kolosov, born on September 4, 2007
• Yelizaveta Dontsova, born on July 15, 2007
• Daria Dorofeyeva, born on July 11, 2008
• Anastasia Dorofeyeva, born on December 26, 2005
• Diana Shovkun, born on December 12, 2006
• Margarita Nevedoma, born on February 11, 2008
• Anastasia Chalaya, born on December 9, 2009
• Nikolay Doroshev, born on July 4, 2005
• Maxim Teslya, born on May 31, 2010
• Violetta Tokaryuk, born on August 5, 2009
• Maria Mysnik, born on October 11, 2010
• Alexandra Semenkova, born on November 2, 2009
• Vlada Sklyar, born on June 2, 2006
• Maxim Bogach, born on July 3, 2008
• Yury Grishin, born on June 24, 1969
• Diana Myasnikova, born on February 27, 2008
• Irina Divenok, born on August 11, 2003
• Anastasia Tsarevskaya, born on December 18, 2005
• Maxim Kopylov, born on March 25, 2007
• Adelina Korobach, born on July 29, 2008
• Denis Abapolenko, born on April 25, 2006
• Kristina Kuptsova, born on April 21, 2009
• Marina Veduta, born on August 6, 1980.
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❗️ The administration of the Head of Russia's Lugansk People's Republic:

Here is the confirmed list of students killed in Starobilsk.

Search and rescue operations have been completed. As a result of the strike, 21 people were killed.

We extend our condolences to the families of the victims.

#KievRegimeCrimes