What's Wrong With The Official Account Of The Drone Attack On A Bus Carrying Belarusian Children In Russia
18- 17.06.2026, 15:27
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One person was killed, and six others, including four children, were injured as a result of a drone strike on a bus carrying a soccer team from Belarus in the Bryansk Region of the Russian Federation, according to a statement by the region’s acting governor Yegor Kovalchuk on his Telegram channel, as reported by "Flagstok".
It has been officially reported that a woman accompanying the team was killed. All the injured were taken to the hospital with shrapnel wounds. The remaining passengers will be returned home shortly.
Local media reported that the team was from the Gomel Region—Youth Sports School No. 2 in Rechitsa—and was traveling to Gelendzhik for a vacation. There were 44 passengers on the bus, including 28 children. A criminal case has been opened in Russia regarding the terrorist act.
According to official reports, the incident occurred on Highway A-240 (“Belarus-Novozybkov-Bryansk” border”).
The region’s acting head claims that the drone was Ukrainian, of the aircraft type, and that the strike was “targeted.” There is currently no independent confirmation of these statements. The published photographs do not show the full picture of what happened—the photos do not show any UAV debris, nor do they show the epicenter of the drone’s warhead explosion.
Therefore, it is currently difficult to confirm that this was a direct strike specifically on the bus, let alone that it was an aircraft-type UAV, as claimed by the Russian authorities.
In any case, the tragedy raises questions about the irresponsibility of the organizers of such trips, who plan them despite the ongoing war and regular drone attacks on Russian regions near the front lines.
When contacted by journalists, Rechitsa Children’s and Youth Sports School No. 2 responded that they do not yet have any information, including details about the victim. The newspaper of the Rechitsa District Executive Committee has not yet reported anything about the incident and is publishing only reposts from national media outlets.
The Investigative Committee of Belarus stated that it had opened a criminal case regarding the drone strike on a bus carrying children from the Gomel Region.
The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also issued a statement in which it “strongly condemned the attack on a civilian bus” and demanded “exhaustive explanations from the Ukrainian side.”
At the same time, the Foreign Ministry emphasized the need to prevent citizens from traveling to conflict zones and adjacent regions:
“We draw attention to the need for strict adherence to the procedures governing the organization of trips by groups of citizens—especially children—to foreign countries for health and recreational purposes. We also emphasize the mandatory and unconditional prohibition on citizens traveling to conflict zones, areas of hostilities, and adjacent regions.”
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