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Zelenskyy reveals international experts' findings on strike on children from Belarus

Fri, June 19, 2026 - 22:05
2 min
What is the aim of the provocation?
Zelenskyy reveals international experts' findings on strike on children from Belarus Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (Getty Images)

International experts have debunked claims of Ukraine's involvement in an alleged attack on a bus. The true motive behind the provocation is to drag another country into the war, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine's involvement in the strike on the bus has been refuted at all levels.

"Everyone has already acknowledged it – international experts and, it seems, even the Russians are admitting it wasn’t our strike," the President said.

According to him, the incident is part of a broader strategy by Moscow.

"The Russians will resort to all sorts of provocations to drag the Belarusian people into this war. This is one of them," Zelenskyy emphasized.

On June 17, the acting governor of the Bryansk region claimed that the Ukrainian military had allegedly attacked a bus carrying Belarusian children.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Center for Countering Disinformation refuted the allegations, stressing that the Defense Forces did not deploy any drones against targets in the Bryansk region during the specified period.

The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, also denied Ukraine's involvement and expressed readiness to join a transparent investigation.

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