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The Stanytsia Luhanska kindergarten bombing was an event directly preceding the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] It was shelling of a kindergarten in Stanytsia Luhanska on 17 February 2022 which injured three people, and left half the town without electricity.[1] It was performed by separatists shortly before the invasion.[2]
The Embassy of the United States in Kyiv called the attack a "heinous Russian violation of the Minsk Agreements" which demonstrated "Russia's disregard for Ukrainian civilians on both sides of the line of contact". The embassy also stated that "The aggressor in Donbas is clear - Russia".[14]