{"id":192250,"date":"2026-06-17T18:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/192250\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T18:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:04:28","slug":"health-minister-one-dead-eight-injured-in-drone-attack-on-belarusian-bus-in-russia","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/192250\/","title":{"rendered":"Health minister: one dead, eight injured in drone attack on Belarusian bus in Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

June 17, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Eight people, including six minors, sustained blast injuries of varying severity and are currently treated at several hospitals in Russia\u2019s Bryansk province, Belarusian Health Minister Alaksandar Chad\u017eaje\u016d has said following today\u2019s incident that claimed one life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Viktoryja Haro\u0161ka, the wife of a coach from the Re\u010dyca sports school for children, has been confirmed dead. Originally from Ukraine, the woman resided in Belarus for a long time. One of the children has undergone surgery and is currently in the intensive care unit, Chad\u017eaje\u016d said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have dispatched three intensive care teams, each consisting of 11 specialists, to Bryansk,\u201d the official noted. \u201cThere, they will work alongside Russian specialists to assess the condition of our citizens and determine whether they can be transported to Belarus or treated on site.\u201d A medical service helicopter is on stand-by, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Deputy Minister Alena Bohdan heads the group of \u201cnational-level specialists,\u201d including anesthesiologists, intensive care specialists, pediatric surgeons and experts from the center for gunshot wounds, the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two passenger buses departed from Re\u010dyca for Russia\u2019s Gelendzhik early this morning, carrying a total of about 90 people, including 41 children. Around 11:00 am, a passenger informed the city authorities about a drone attack in the Bryansk province. The bus that was hit reportedly carried 43 passengers, of whom 28 were children enrolled in soccer programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trip to Russia was organized as an annual summer retreat funded by their parents. Usually, a different route was used, the Homiel Regional Soccer Federation told Onliner<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine denied Ukrainian forces\u2019 involvement, saying the army did not employ unmanned aerial vehicles against targets in Russia\u2019s Bryansk province when the bus was hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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