Ukrainian Drone Hits Bus Carrying Children in Russia

A bus carrying young Belarusian football players was hit by a Ukrainian drone in Russia's Bryansk region, near the border, authorities reported. The attack killed one woman accompanying the team and injured six people, including four children. The ages of the children were not immediately disclosed by Russian authorities.

This incident occurs as Ukraine has increased its drone strikes on Russian territory in recent months, a response to what it describes as near-daily Russian aerial attacks since the start of the four-year war. Yegor Kovalchuk, the acting governor of Bryansk, stated on social media that the Ukrainian armed forces attacked the bus with a drone. The bus was transporting the children's football team from Gomel, Belarus, on a holiday trip to Gelendzhik on Russia's Black Sea coast.

Kovalchuk added that all injured individuals were taken to regional hospitals, and the other passengers would return home soon. The bus carried 44 passengers in total, including 28 children. Images showed holes in the bus resulting from the drone attack.

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The Ukrainian armed forces attacked a bus with a drone carrying the children's football team from Gomel, who were on their way to a holiday in Gelendzhik.