{"id":200683,"date":"2026-08-20T19:24:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/200683\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T19:24:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:24:32","slug":"organizers-made-liable-for-childrens-safety-on-foreign-trips","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/200683\/","title":{"rendered":"Organizers made liable for children\u2019s safety on foreign trips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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August 20, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The Council of Ministers has issued a directive making it the legal responsibility of the organizers and accompanying persons to ensure the safety of groups of children travelling abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On June 18, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka ordered a ban on all organized trips by groups of children abroad without the government\u2019s permission and supervision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to condemn anyone here, but I want to ask our people, and especially parents who are dealing with children \u2013 we should stay at home now. We should keep soccer and other activities here. It is more comfortable here in a quiet, peaceful country,\u201d \u0141uka\u0161enka was quoted as saying by his press office a day after a deadly attack on a Belarusian tour bus with young soccer players in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One person was reportedly killed and eight people, including six children, sustained blast injuries of varying severity in the drone attack in Russia\u2019s Bryansk region on June 17. The condition of one injured child and one adult was described as serious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Viktoryja Haro\u0161ka, the wife of a coach from the Re\u010dyca sports school for children, was killed in the attack. Originally from Ukraine, she had lived in Belarus for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two passenger buses departed from Re\u010dyca for Russia\u2019s Gelendzhik early on June 17, carrying about 90 people in total, including 41 children. Around 11:00 a.m., a passenger informed city authorities about a drone attack in the Bryansk province. The bus that was hit reportedly carried 43 passengers, including 28 children enrolled in football programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trip to Russia was organized as an annual summer retreat funded by parents. According to the Homiel Regional Football Federation, a different route is usually used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While warning against drawing premature conclusions, \u0141uka\u0161enka on June 18 blamed the strike on a Ukrainian drone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a news conference the following day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ruled out a Ukrainian strike on the Belarusian passenger bus and cited the incident as an example of \u201cprovocations\u201d designed to \u201cdraw the people of Belarus into this war.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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