{"id":208181,"date":"2026-10-20T14:04:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/208181\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T14:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:04:27","slug":"lukasenka-thanks-bryansk-governor-for-assistance-to-belarusian-victims-of-drone-strikes","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/208181\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka thanks Bryansk governor for assistance to Belarusian victims of drone strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lukashenko_kovalchuk_press_sl_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lukashenko_kovalchuk_press_sl_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lukashenko_kovalchuk_press_sl_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lukashenko_kovalchuk_press_sl_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lukashenko_kovalchuk_press_sl_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lukashenko_kovalchuk_press_sl_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        Kavalchuk (left)\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Belarusian leader&#039;s press office \/ Pozirk&#039;s collage)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 20, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has thanked Yegor Kovalchuk, the visiting governor of Russia\u2019s Bryansk province, for assistance to Belarusians \u201cwho suffered from strikes by Ukrainian drones,\u201d the Belarusian leader\u2019s press office reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kovalchuk coordinated assistance to victims of a drone strike on a Belarusian bus transporting children in June. As a result of that strike, one woman died and several children were injured. Ukraine denied responsibility for the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several other attacks on Belarusian vehicles have been reported in his province, including the October 8 strike that seriously injured a Belarusian woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minsk supports Moscow\u2019s full-scale war against Ukraine, providing infrastructure and territory for Russian strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/avtobus_news_by-354x236.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/avtobus_news_by-354x236.png 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/avtobus_news_by-178x118.png 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/avtobus_news_by.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Russian envoy claims Ukraine targeted Belarusian bus, Valfovi\u010d calls strike happenstance; remark removed from state broadcaster\u2019s website<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 2, Pozirk. Boris Gryzlov, the Russian ambassador to Belarus, described today\u2019s incident involving a Belarusian bus in Russia as \u201ca deliberate strike\u201d by Ukraine, while the Belarusian security chief dismissed it as happenstance. According to media reports, a drone &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/194341\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 20, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has thanked Yegor Kovalchuk, the visiting governor of Russia\u2019s Bryansk province, for assistance to Belarusians \u201cwho suffered from strikes by Ukrainian drones,\u201d the Belarusian leader\u2019s press office reported. Kovalchuk coordinated assistance to victims of a drone strike on a Belarusian bus transporting children in June. As a result of that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":208172,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-208181","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u0141uka\u0161enka thanks Bryansk governor for assistance to Belarusian victims of drone strikes | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"October 20, Pozirk. 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