{"id":194326,"date":"2026-07-02T17:41:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194326\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T17:41:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:41:40","slug":"conflicting-reports-coming-in-on-injuries-in-drone-incident","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/news\/194326","title":{"rendered":"Conflicting reports coming in on injuries in drone incident"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

July 2, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Belarusian health ministry said that two drivers and one passenger were injured in today’s alleged drone attack on a Belarusian bus in Russia, without providing details about the nature or severity of their injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Alaksandar Valfovi\u010d, state secretary of Belarus\u2019 Security Council, said the drivers have been hospitalized in serious condition, while no one else was injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe drone exploded in front of the bus, and the two drivers were injured by shrapnel,\u201d the state-controlled channel news.by<\/em> quoted him as saying. \u201cLet\u2019s hope that the doctors will do everything possible to save the lives of our citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The news.by<\/em> posted footage of the bus, showing that the vehicle in motion without any noticeable damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia\u2019s Investigative Committee said it filed criminal charges against the Ukrainian army over an attack. Belarus\u2019 top officials have not yet commented on the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russian Telegram channels were the first to report the attack, including several that claim access to insider information and are widely believed to have links to Russian intelligence agencies. These sources blamed the incident on Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine\u2019s Center for Countering Disinformation has denied Ukraine\u2019s involvement, accusing Russian propaganda of blaming Ukraine without providing any evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

News.by<\/em> reported that at around midday \u201ca drone crashed into the vehicle\u201d while it was parked in a parking lot near the village of Krasnaya Gora in Bryansk province, noting that 19 passengers were on board. The Belarusian state-controlled news outlet published an interview with a representative of Stalica, the bus operator, who said that no one was injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Russian sources alleged that two drivers, both from the Homiel region, sustained minor injuries and received medical treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusians travelling on the bus have been transported from Russia\u2019s Bryansk province to Belarus, Yegor Kovalchuk, the acting governor of Bryansk province, said on Telegram. He blamed the attack on Ukraine, noting that two drivers were treated for shrapnel wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kovalchuk was also the first official to report another attack in the province on June 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On that day, a drone struck a Belarusian tour bus carrying 44 passengers, including 28 minors enrolled in a soccer program, killing Viktoryja Haro\u0161ka, the wife of a coach at the Re\u010dyca sports school for children, and injuring six others, including five children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While warning against drawing premature conclusions, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka blamed the strike on a Ukrainian drone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine denied any involvement, stating that Ukrainian forces had not used unmanned aerial vehicles against targets in Russia\u2019s Bryansk province on the day the bus was hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UN Security Council on June 29 called for an impartial investigation into the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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