Six people are now reported dead from the attack on the Sudzha boarding school on February 1, according to Kursk public figure Vladimir Sinelnikov.
According to him, more than a hundred survivors from the destroyed building were evacuated to Ukrainian Sumy and are now in a temporary accommodation center. They are planned to be returned to Russia via Belarus — using the same scheme as in November 2024, when 46 people were taken to Kursk via Minsk.
Sinelnikov attached a video from the temporary accommodation center to his message. In the footage from the video by “Important Stories”*, a resident of the Sudzha district, Sergey Lutsenko, was noticed — he was on the list of residents of the Kursk region who remained in territories under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Lutsenko was also in the boarding school.
The strike on the boarding school in the city controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine occurred on the evening of February 1. According to the General Staff of Ukraine, four civilians were killed as a result of the explosion, four more were seriously injured, and 84 victims received medical assistance. Ukrainian journalist Yuri Butusov stated that the strike on the building occurred at the moment when its residents were being prepared for evacuation to territory controlled by Ukraine.
The press service of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine officially stated that Russian tactical aviation struck Sudzha. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation claims that the strike on the boarding school was carried out by Ukrainian military using the HIMARS MLRS.
* Recognized in Russia as a “foreign agent” and “undesirable” organization.