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Russian report: Ukrainian strike hits bus carrying Belarus youth soccer team near Bryansk, killing one

The Zioneer Intelligence Desk
Russian report: Ukrainian strike hits bus carrying Belarus youth soccer team near Bryansk, killing one

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TL;DR

A Russian report alleges that Ukrainian forces struck a bus carrying a Belarusian youth soccer team near Bryansk, killing a woman and wounding six people, including four teenagers. All the wounded were evacuated to a hospital. The channel operator notes the area is subject to constant drone attacks.

01 · THE DISPATCH

A Russian report, cited by the source that carried the bulletin, claims that Ukrainian forces struck a bus carrying a Belarusian youth soccer team near the city of Bryansk, about 150 km from the Ukrainian border. The bus was reportedly en route from Belarus to the Black Sea resort of Gelendzhik. One woman was killed and six people were wounded — four of them minors — according to the report. All the wounded received medical treatment.

The channel running the report editorialised: 'Who travels through a region that is under constant drone attacks?' The region in question, Bryansk Oblast, has indeed been a frequent target of Ukrainian drone strikes throughout the war, as The Zioneer has previously covered — including a June 10 report of a Ukrainian FPV drone striking a Russian locomotive in the same oblast. The report is a single-source claim from Russian sources and remains unverified by independent channels.

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