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| Acting Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN: Ukrainian strike on Belarusian bus was not accidental |
| 2026-06-30 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited [REGNUM.RU] The Ukrainian Armed Forces' strike on a Belarusian bus carrying children was deliberate, and it constitutes an act of terrorism against civilians. Acting Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Anna Yevstigneeva stated this on June 29. "This isn't a strike on military targets with consequences for civilians, nor is it an accidental hit, but rather the deliberate actions of an operator who was able to see the nature of the target. This is clearly an act of terrorism against civilians," Yevstigneeva said during a UN Security Council meeting. She added that numerous pieces of evidence were found at the site of the attack that confirm the drone's origin in Ukraine. On June 17, a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone near Bryansk attacked a bus carrying a children's soccer team consisting of 28 minors and 16 accompanying adults from Belarus, traveling from Gomel to Gelendzhik. A pregnant woman was killed in the attack, and eight others, including six children, were hospitalized. The Russian Investigative Committee opened a terrorist investigation. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko called the attack on the bus a provocation by Kyiv and an act of fascism. On June 27, Acting Governor of the Bryansk Region Yegor Kovalchuk announced that Ukrainian drones blocked the evacuation of a Belarusian bus for 1.5 hours. |
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