The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday demanded a thorough examination into a recent CNN report concerning Starobelsk. Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova suggested the broadcast might have originated from the very location used by Ukrainian forces to launch what Moscow termed a "terrorist attack."
The Ministry’s spokeswoman asserted that such a scenario warrants stringent scrutiny, potentially indicating involvement in the illicit act. Speaking to reporters on May 27 at the International Security Forum in Moscow




