{"id":6841,"date":"2026-06-18T12:07:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T12:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=6841"},"modified":"2026-06-19T13:54:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T13:54:42","slug":"lukashenko-warns-of-war-provocation-after-ukrainian-drone-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/lukashenko-warns-of-war-provocation-after-ukrainian-drone-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Lukashenko warns of \u2018war provocation\u2019 after Ukrainian drone attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

A UAV struck a bus in Russia carrying a Belarussian school team, killing one person<\/strong><\/p>\n

A deadly drone strike on a bus in Russia carrying a children\u2019s soccer team from Belarus was a \u201cprovocation\u201d<\/em> intended to push Minsk to directly involve itself in the Ukraine conflict, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said.<\/p>\n

The attack in Russia\u2019s Bryansk Region killed the wife of a Belarusian school soccer team coach, who was accompanying the young athletes to a Russian seaside resort. Eight others were injured, including six minors.<\/p>\n

Speaking to senior military officials on Thursday, Lukashenko warned that \u201cthe war is at our borders,\u201d<\/em> pointing to \u201cvarious provocations\u201d<\/em> and \u201cdirect breaches of agreements.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

He condemned \u201cthe behavior of certain states,\u201d<\/em> citing a Ukrainian drone strike on a vocational college dormitory in Starobelsk, Russia that killed 21 people during a nighttime raid. Anyone attempting to drag Belarus \u201cinto war,\u201d<\/em> he warned, \u201cwill have to pay dearly for that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Belarusian children wounded in deadly Ukrainian drone strike<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Kiev has denied responsibility for both incidents. Lukashenko stated that he knew for certain that the drone that hit the bus was of Ukrainian origin. He dismissed suggestions that the aircraft may have been acquired by another party, possibly Russia, calling such claims \u201cconspiratorial.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe [Ukrainian military] say they did not strike Bryansk Region at the time. But the driver says he personally \u2013 and other witnesses will probably confirm this to investigators \u2013 saw not one drone, but several, which he said were circling and buzzing over the bus,\u201d<\/em> the Belarusian leader said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need the truth. And we expect Ukrainian civilian and military officials to provide this truth, a real fair response,\u201d<\/em> Lukashenko added.<\/p>\n

Later in the day, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry reported issuing a formal protest to Kiev over what it described as a \u201cmonstrous crime\u201d<\/em> and an \u201cinhumane act of terrorism that can have no justification.\u201d<\/em> Minsk demanded a thorough investigation and accountability for people responsible for the attack.<\/p>\n

Russian officials have described<\/a> the Bryansk Region drone strike as the latest in a long series of \u201cterrorist attacks\u201d<\/em> carried out by the Ukrainian government. Moscow has accused Western countries that fund Kiev\u2019s war effort and provide components for long-range drones of ignoring Ukrainian strikes that kill civilians and cannot be mere accidents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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