Ukrainian Drone Hit a Bus Carrying Children from Belarus to Bryansk

A bus from the Belarus city of Gomel traveling to Bryansk in Russia, apparently for a sporting event, was hit by a Ukrainian drone on Wednesday. Fortunately there were no casualties, although some of the children have been hospitalized. The matter is now under criminal investigation. It is not clear if the bus was targeted specifically, perhaps with the intent of bringing Belarus into the conflict, something that Belarus president, Alexander Lukashenko, has been eager to do. Rejecting that at this time, Belarus has refrained from reacting to Ukrainian provocations in the matter. Belarus has, however, increased their troops on the border with Ukraine given Ukraine’s increasing military presence in the region.