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Media: A Drone Struck A Belarusian Bus - Belarusian News - Charter'97 illustrative photo An emergency occurred on the border with Russia. A passenger bus traveling from Minsk to Anapa was struck by a drone at the Krasny Kamen checkpoint in Russia’s Bryansk Region, on the border with Belarus. This was reported by Russian media. It is reported that there were 12 passengers and two drivers on the bus. Two people were injured. The border crossing has been closed. As a reminder, on June 17, near the village of Rudnya in the Bryansk Region of the Russian Federation, a drone struck a bus carrying children from Belarus. There were 43 passengers on board. Six people were injured; a woman—the wife of a coach at the Rechitsa Children’s and Youth Sports School No. 2—was killed. The Security Service of Ukraine stated that it had intercepted an official Russian document denying Ukraine’s involvement in the attack on the bus carrying Belarusian citizens in the Bryansk Region. PATREON Support the website Write your comment 16 You can support the website Charter97.org MULTI-CURRENCY ACCOUNT FOR ASSISTANCE: Bank's name: Bank Millennium S.A. Address: ul. Stanislawa Zaryna, 2A, 02-593, Warszawa IBAN:…

The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a bus carrying Belarusian children ... Military Review News The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a bus carrying Belarusian children with a drone in the Bryansk region. Today, 13: 15 4 834 30 In the Bryansk region, Ukrainian terrorists attacked a bus carrying children. According to regional governor Yegor Kovalchuk, the bus was carrying a children's soccer team from Belarus. Ukrainian UAV An aircraft-type aircraft deliberately attacked a bus carrying children. The vehicle, equipped with special markings, was carrying the children's soccer team, the Children's Youth Sports School (SDUSHOR DSK), from Gomel, Belarus, to Gelendzhik. The strike killed a woman accompanying the children and injured six people, four of whom were children. The bus, traveling from Gomel to Gelendzhik, was attacked on the A-240 highway. There were 44 people on board, including 28 children. The Ukrainian Armed Forces used an aircraft-type UAV to attack the bus of a Gomel children's soccer team traveling to Gelendzhik for a vacation. The targeted strike killed a woman accompanying the team. Six people, including four children, were wounded. All victims were quickly transported…

Lukashenko delivers remarks on drawing Belarus into conflict, kids targeted near Bryansk Minsk has firmly established that the drone which struck the bus carrying Belarusian children in the Bryansk Region was of Ukrainian origin

Drone strike on youth soccer bus pushes both Minsk and exiled Belarusian opposition to issue the same warning: Don’t go to Russia <p>On June 17, a drone struck a passenger bus in Russia’s Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine. There were 44 people on board, including 28 students at a sports school in the Belarusian city of Rechitsa, who were traveling to the Black Sea resort of Gelendzhik for vacation. A woman accompanying the team was killed and six more people were injured, including four minors. Russian officials blamed the attack on “Ukrainian terrorists,” while Ukrainian intelligence services called it a “provocation” by Moscow. The Belarusian government and opposition reached diametrically opposite conclusions about the incident, but agreed on one thing: Don’t go to Russia. Here’s a brief rundown of each side’s position.<p>

Russia: Drone strikes bus carrying children's soccer team from Belarus ... Sally Shakkour Published June 17th, 2026 - 10:27 GMT A policeman stands at a site of a strike in the town of Brovary, near Kyiv, following a Russian missile and drone attack, on March 14, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. ALBAWABA - Russian media said that a drone attack struck a bus carrying a children's soccer team on Wednesday. Moscow blamed Ukraine for carrying out the attack. RT reported that a woman was killed and several others, including children, were wounded in the drone attack in Bryansk Region, Russia, acting Governor of the region Egor Kovalchuk said. Egor Kovalchuk mentioned that the woman who was accompanying the underage passengers to the resort town of Gelendzhik in Krasnodar Region was killed. Belarusian children were traveling from Homel to a holiday camp in Gelendzhik when their bus came under attack in Russia's Bryansk region. One adult was killed, and four children were injured. These are the tragic consequences of the war Putin unleashed against Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/1RULwGIE18 — Hanna Liubakova (@HannaLiubakova) June 17, 2026 In addition, six others, including four child…

Russia informs UN of identified suspects in strike on bus carrying Belarusian children Russia’s Acting Permanent Representative to the United Nations Anna Yevstigneyeva emphasized that numerous pieces of evidence found at the attack site confirm the drone’s Ukrainian origin

Ukrainian Drone Strike Targets Bus Carrying Belarusian Youth Soccer ... June 17, 2026 mediabrest.by A Ukrainian drone struck a bus in the western Bryansk region on Wednesday, killing at least one person and injuring several others, including children from a Belarusian youth soccer team, Russian authorities said. Acting Bryansk Governor Yegor Kovalchuk said a woman was killed and six people were hospitalized following the attack. He said the group of youth soccer players from the Gomel region of neighboring Belarus had been returning from a vacation in southern Russia. The Investigative Committee, Russia’s investigative body, said it launched a criminal investigation into the incident, which it is treating as an act of terrorism. According to federal investigators, 44 passengers were inside the double-decker bus when the drone struck, 28 of whom were children. There was no immediate comment on the incident from authorities in Belarus or Ukraine. Read more about: Bryansk , Belarus , Drones Sign up for our free weekly newsletter Our weekly newsletter contains a hand-picked selection of news, features, analysis and more from The Moscow Times. You will receive it in your mailbox every …

Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking a bus with minors Follow us 1 minute 5 minutes 5 minutes 3 minutes 1 minute Russia has denounced this Monday that Ukraine carried out an intentional attack against a bus in which a children's football team from Belarus was traveling in the Russian region of Bryansk, thus reinforcing its accusations about Kiev's alleged willingness to drag Belarus into the armed conflict with Moscow. Russia's Deputy Representative to the UN, Anna Evstigneeva, has argued before the UN Security Council that the attack registered on June 17 was not a mistake, but "a deliberate aggression against civilians." "This is not an attack against military targets with consequences for civilians, nor a fortuitous impact, but deliberate actions by the operator, who had the ability to see the nature of the target. It is an act of terrorism against civilians," Evstigneeva stated, according to Russian media. The governor of the Bryansk region, Egor Kovalchuk, reported that one woman lost her life and eight people were injured, six of them minors, due to the impact of a fixed-wing drone against the bus that was transporting a children's football team from the Belarusian r…

Belarusian Foreign Ministry condemns attack on bus with children and ... The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus issued an official statement regarding the attack on a bus with schoolchildren from Gomel and Rechytsa in Russia's Bryansk region. The ministry's press secretary, Ruslan Varankou, reported that Minsk strongly condemns the attack, considers it "another act of terrorism against the civilian population," and demands "comprehensive explanations" from the Ukrainian side. In addition, the MFA statement contained an unexpected reminder for its own departments and citizens. Diplomats noted the necessity to strictly control the procedure for organizing trips abroad for groups of Belarusians, especially children, for holidays. Moreover, the foreign policy department officially emphasized the "absolute necessity to exclude" any trips by citizens to conflict zones, areas of military operations, and neighboring regions. Thus, the MFA effectively acknowledged the danger of routes passing through the border regions of the Russian Federation and demanded to stop sending people there.

SBU Claims Bryansk Bus Strike Was Russian False Flag Operation In brief:On Thursday, the SBU said it had obtained a Russian internal document suggesting no Ukrainian drones were present during a deadly strike on a Belarusian youth football team bus in Russia’s Bryansk region, claiming the attack may have been a Russian special services operation. Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said it had obtained a Russian internal document that it says shows Ukrainian forces were not responsible for a drone strike on a bus carrying Belarusian civilians in Russia’s Bryansk region. According to theSBU, the document – an information report from the monitoring center of Russia’s state-run “Safe Region” system – states that no Ukrainian drones were detected in the skies over the Pochep district in Bryansk at the time of the attack. Follow our coverage of the war on the@Kyivpost_official. The agency said the absence of Ukrainian drones was confirmed by both the duty officer of a radar battalion stationed in Suponevo – a small settlement in the Bryansk region used as a location for Russian military radar units – and the duty officer of Russia’s 32nd Division. “Russian special services operation,…

Russia to continue special op in response to attack on bus with kids — Kremlin The Ukrainian armed forces earlier used a fixed-wing drone to strike a bus carrying a Belarusian children's football team

Belarusian children wounded in deadly Ukrainian drone strike A Ukrainian drone attack has struck a bus carrying a children’s soccer team from Belarus to a Russian seaside resort, according to acting Bryansk Region Governor Egor Kovalchuk. The attack killed an adult woman who was accompanying the underage passengers to the resort town of Gelendzhik in Krasnodar Region and injured six others, including four children, the official said. One young victim has been rushed to hospital in serious condition, while the injuries of the others are considered moderate, Deputy Health Minister Aleksey Kuznetsov told the media. He said seven people in total were injured. Meanwhile Belarusian Deputy Health Minister Aleksandr Khodzhaev said eight victims were being treated following the incident, including six minors. The bus was carrying 44 passengers, including 28 young athletes from a school sports team based in the town of Rechytsa in Belarus, according to Russia’s Investigative Committee. The incident has been designated a terrorist attack, the agency added. Images published by Russian and Belarusian media showed the attacked vehicle – a single-deck passenger bus rather than a double-decke…

Ukrainian Drone Hits Belarusian Youth Soccer Bus in Russia, One Dead World Ukrainian Drone Hits Belarusian Youth Soccer Bus in Russia, One Dead by World Editor — Mira Takahashi June 17, 2026 June 17, 2026 24 Ukrainian Drone Strike Kills Belarusian Youth Soccer Player in Russia—Why This Attack Could Escalate the War’s Hidden Front A 16-year-old Belarusian soccer player was killed and at least seven others injured when an Ukrainian drone struck a bus carrying them across Russia’s Bryansk region on June 17, 2026. The strike, confirmed by Russian state media and Belarusian officials, marks the first direct casualty of Belarusian civilians in a cross-border attack—and raises questions about whether Ukraine’s expanding drone campaign is now targeting civilian infrastructure in retaliation for Belarus’s role in the war. Who Was Killed, and Why Were They on a Bus in Russia? The victim, Dmitry Volkov, 16 , was part of a youth soccer team from Minsk’s FC Dynamo academy , traveling to a tournament in Smolensk, Russia , according to Belarusian Interior Ministry spokesman Maksim Laptsev . The bus, registered in Belarus but operating under a Russian transit permit, was struck around 11:45 AM lo…

Belarusians Injured in Bryansk Region Bus Strike Returning Home Belarusians Injured in Bryansk Region Bus Strike Returning Home Author reform.news Published by 09:00 18.06.2026 People injured in yesterday’s drone strike on a Belarusian bus in the Bryansk region are being transported to Belarus. Belarusian state television reported this. According to the report, specialized intensive care ambulances are already on their way. The injured are to be taken to medical facilities in Minsk. A child who was in serious condition after being wounded underwent surgery overnight. He is being transported with life-support equipment. All other injured passengers are conscious, able to speak and are feeling better. Updated Health Minister Aliaksandr Khajayeu shared details of the evacuation. “The evacuation of our citizens — both the young children and the adult — began early this morning, once conditions and their state of health allowed it. At present, six injured people are being evacuated. Two of them are in serious condition: one child and one adult. Four others have injuries of varying severity but are not in serious condition. The boy who remains in serious condition underwent surgery yest…

Belarus Summons Ukrainian Envoy After Drone Strike on Belarusian Soccer ... June 18, 2026 Yegor Kovalchuk / MAX The Belarusian Foreign Ministry said Thursday that it summoned a senior Ukrainian diplomat to protest a deadly drone strike on a bus carrying a Belarusian youth soccer team. Belarusian and Russian authorities accused Ukraine’s military of targeting the vehicle as it traveled through Russia’s western border region of Bryansk on Wednesday. A woman accompanying the team was killed, and six others, including four teenagers, were wounded. Following the incident, f ederal investigators in Russia launched a terrorism probe. Russia’s Foreign Ministry denounced the attack as “another monstrous crime.” Ukraine has denied it targeted the bus and dismissed the allegations as a “provocation.” Belarusian state media reported that officials handed Ukraine’s chargé d’affaires, Ivan Novitsky, a formal note of protest, “ decisively ” condemning the incident as an “ inhumane act of terrorism. ” Authorities in Minsk demanded that Ukraine carry out an “immediate and objective investigation” into the incident and punish those responsible. They also said Belarus “reserves the right to take app…

Ukraine’s SBU calls attack on bus carrying Belarusian children’s soccer team in Russia’s Bryansk Region ‘a Russian intelligence operation’ <p>Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said it had intercepted a Russian document confirming that Ukrainian forces played no role in the attack on a bus carrying children in the Bryansk region.<p>

Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked bus with Belarusian children's football ... The Ukrainian Armed Forces used an airplane-type drone to strike a bus carrying a children's football team from Gomel on its way to Gelendzhik for a vacation. As posted by Acting Governor of the Bryansk Region Yegor Kovalchuk in a Max account, the tragedy occurred on the territory of the Bryansk Region, sb.by reports. Photo:www.tass.ru According toTASS, Mr. Kovalchuk informed that a woman accompanying the team died as a result of the attack. Six people, including four children, were injured. "All the injured were promptly taken to the hospital, where they received the necessary medical care,” Mr. Kovalchuk wrote. The circumstances of the incident are being clarified.

Ukrainian Drone Attack Wounds 2 Belarusian Bus Drivers in Russia's ... July 2, 2026 A border crossing in the Bryansk region. novozybkov.su A Ukrainian drone attack wounded two Belarusian bus drivers in western Russia’s Bryansk region, Russian law enforcement authorities said Thursday. Belarusian state media reported that the bus was carrying 19 passengers and the two drivers when it was struck on the Russian side of the border at around noon local time. “The windshield was struck. Two people suffered shrapnel wounds from the shattered glass. Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt,” Konstantin Degteryov, who heads the bus service, told the Belta state news agency. The bus was traveling from Minsk to the southern Black Sea resort town of Anapa via Homel, where both drivers are reportedly from. It was parked at the Krasnyi Kamen border checkpoint when it was attacked. Degteryov said the wounded drivers and passengers had already returned to Belarus. Acting Bryansk region Governor Yegor Kovalchuk said six Russian citizens were being housed at a temporary shelter. Russia’s Investigative Committee, the country’s top investigative body, said it launched a probe into the incident, which i…

Bus carrying Belarusian children’s soccer team struck by drones in Russia <p>Ukrainian drones struck a bus carrying a children’s soccer team from Belarus, Yegor Kovalchuk, the acting governor of the Bryansk region, said. The children were traveling from Gomel to the resort city of Gelendzhik, Kovalchuk wrote in his Telegram channel.<p>

Bus carrying Belarusian children's soccer team struck by ... - Meduza Ukrainian drones struck a bus carrying a children’s soccer team from Belarus, Yegor Kovalchuk, the acting governor of the Bryansk region, said. The children were traveling from Gomel to the resort city of Gelendzhik, Kovalchuk wrote in his Telegram channel. A woman accompanying the team was killed and six people were injured, including four children. All those injured were taken to a hospital and received medical care, Kovalchuk said. Russia’s Health Ministry put the number of injured at seven, with one child in serious condition. The bus, a double-decker carrying 44 passengers — including 28 students from Youth Sports School No. 2 in the city of Rechitsa, in the Gomel region — was struck by drones on the A240 highway in the Bryansk region, according to the Investigative Committee. Russia’s Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on charges of terrorism. At Meduza, we are committed to transparency about our use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom. The story you’re reading was written by one of our living, breathing journalists and translated from Russian using an AI model configured to follow …

Kyiv denies responsibility for drone attack that killed a Belarusian woman June 17,Pozirk.The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has denied Ukrainian forces’ involvement in a drone attack that killed and wounded Belarusians, saying the army did not employ unmanned aerial vehicles against targets in Russia’s Bryansk province when the bus was hit. Seven people have been hospitalized, according to the latest reports, including one child in serious condition. The wife of a coach from the Rečyca sports school for children has been confirmed dead. “We regard such reports as yet another information provocation orchestrated by the Kremlin,” the General Staff said in a statement. “Unable to achieve its declared objectives on the battlefield and suffering significant losses, the Russian Federation is increasingly resorting to information manipulation and the fabrication of accusations against Ukraine.” Russian and Belarus’ pro-Russian officials have blamed Ukraine for the attack, while but Belarusian opposition leader Śviatłana Cichanoŭskaja has pointed her finger at Russia, stressing that the aggressor country bears primary responsibility for every death and every injury relat…

Kiev deliberately targeted bus carrying Belarusians in Bryansk Region — Russian envoy Boris Gryzlov noted that it was the second consecutive deliberate strike by Kiev against Belarusian citizens on Russian territory

Ukraine Denies Russian Claim of Drone Strike on Bus Carrying Belarusian ... In brief:Ukraine’s General Staff denied Russian claims that a Ukrainian drone struck a bus carrying a Belarusian children’s football team in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast on Wednesday, dismissing the accusation as a Kremlin-orchestrated provocation. The strike killed one woman and injured several children. A bus carrying a Belarusian children’s football team was struck by a drone in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast – which borders both Ukraine and Belarus – on Wednesday. Ukraine denied any involvement. Kremlin-appointed acting Bryansk Governor Yegor Kovalchukclaimed“Ukrainian terrorists attacked a bus carrying a children’s football team from Belarus,” blaming Kyiv for the strike. Follow our coverage of the war on the@Kyivpost_official. Ukraine’s General Staff denied the accusation in astatementon Telegram, saying that Ukrainian forces had not deployed drones against targets in Bryansk Oblast during the period in question. The General Staff said Russia is “increasingly resorting to information manipulation and the fabrication of accusations against Ukraine,” as a result of its inability to achieve its declared object…

Belarus MFA Strongly Condemns Ukrainian Attack on Civilian Bus with ... The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus has issued a firm and unequivocal condemnation of the attack on civilian buses transporting Belarusian citizens, including children, in Russia’s Bryansk region. Ruslan Varanok, Head of the Information and Digital Diplomacy Department and Press Secretary of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry, stated: "We strongly condemn the attack on a civilian bus carrying Belarusian citizens, including children, in the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation. We regard this as yet another act of terrorism directed against the civilian population. We demand exhaustive explanations from the Ukrainian side." In light of this tragic incident, the Ministry emphasised several important points: "We draw attention to the imperative need for strict compliance with the procedures governing the organisation of trips for groups of citizens — especially children — for recreation and recuperation in foreign countries. We also stress the absolute necessity of prohibiting the travel of Belarusian citizens to zones of armed conflict, combat operations, and adjacent regions." All