Ukrainian Drone Attack Wounds 2 Belarusian Bus Drivers in Russia’s Bryansk Region
Two Belarusian bus drivers were wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia's Bryansk region. The injured have returned to Belarus, and no serious injuries were reported.
Russian law enforcement authorities said Thursday that a Ukrainian drone attack wounded two Belarusian bus drivers in western Russia’s Bryansk region. According to Belarusian state media, the bus was carrying 19 passengers and two drivers when it was hit on the Russian side of the border 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, head of 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 it is treating as an act of terrorism.
Ukraine has not yet commented on Russia’s accusations. Last month, Russian and Belarusian officials said a Ukrainian drone struck a bus carrying a Belarusian youth soccer team in the Bryansk region, killing a woman and injuring six others, including four children. Ukraine denied it targeted the bus and dismissed the allegations as a "provocation."
