{"id":194023,"date":"2026-06-30T15:56:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194023\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T15:56:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:56:52","slug":"ukraine-blames-russian-generals-for-killing-two-belarusians","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194023\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine blames Russian generals for killing two Belarusians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>June 30, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has accused high-ranking Russian military commanders of ordering an airstrike that killed two citizens of Belarus in the city of Korosten in Ukraine\u2019s northern Zhytomyr province in March 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement, the agency says that \u201cas a result of the enemy attack on residential neighborhoods and other civilian infrastructure of the district center, one local resident sustained severe injuries and two citizens of the Republic of Belarus were killed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators have established that the decision to strike civilian targets in Korosten was made by Colonel General Aleksandr Chaiko, who was then commander of Russia\u2019s Eastern Military District, and Lieutenant General Vladimir Kravchenko, commander of the aviation component of Russia\u2019s Vostok (East) operational group of forces, the SBU says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two Russian bombers were allegedly deployed to carry out the strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SBU investigators have \u201cnotified both individuals in absentia\u201d that they are suspected of violations of the laws and customs of war involving premeditated homicide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In May 2022, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka presented awards to officers of Belarus\u2019 Committee for State Security (KGB) for what he described as a \u201cspecial operation\u201d to free several dozen citizens of Belarus from captivity in Ukraine. \u0141uka\u0161enka claimed that two of the captives had been \u201cbrazenly murdered by Ukrainians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukrainian media identified the victims as truck drivers who died as a result of a Russian air raid on the Ukrainian city of Korosten. According to the reports, the aircraft that killed them took off from Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n                                <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">\u0141uka\u0161enka blames Ukraine for deaths of two Belarusian truck drivers<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">May 31, BPN. Alaksandr \u0141uka\u0161enka has presented awards to State Security Committee (KGB) agents who took part in &quot;a special KGB operation in Ukraine,&quot; Pul Pervogo, an unofficial Telegram channel of Luka\u0161enka\u2019s press office, reported.&nbsp; \u0141uka\u0161enka thanked the agents for &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/42374\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 30, Pozirk. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has accused high-ranking Russian military commanders of ordering an airstrike that killed two citizens of Belarus in the city of Korosten in Ukraine\u2019s northern Zhytomyr province in March 2022. In a statement, the agency says that \u201cas a result of the enemy attack on residential neighborhoods [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":194004,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-194023","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ukraine blames Russian generals for killing two Belarusians | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"June 30, Pozirk. 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