A Ukrainian drone strike on a bus carrying a Belarusian children’s soccer team in Russia’s Bryansk Region has killed one adult and injured at least six minors, according to acting Bryansk Region Governor Egor Kovalchuk.
Former Pentagon senior security policy analyst Michael Maloof described the attack as deliberate, noting that “the Ukrainian UAV operator could see that it was clearly not a military target.” He added that the presence of Belarusian children suggests an effort by Ukrainian forces to draw Belarus into the conflict.
Italian journalist and broadcaster David Carbonaro, who works for Radio Belarus, stated that Kiev is “trying to widen the conflict as much as possible because they are on the brink of collapsing.”
Independent Dutch journalist Sonja van den Ende condemned the actions, asserting that “NATO is complicit in all these war crimes” due to continued financial and military aid to Ukraine. She noted that Europe has been silent while Western mainstream media turns a blind eye to Ukrainian attacks on civilians in Russia.
