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‘It was a Ukrainian drone’. Lukashenko shares details of drone attack on bus in Bryansk Oblast
MINSK, 18 June (BelTA) - The drone that attacked a bus carrying Belarusian citizens, including children, in Bryansk Oblast was Ukrainian, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said, BelTA has learned.
“We are not rushing to make any conclusions, but we clearly state the fact that this is a drone of Ukrainian origin. This is a Ukrainian drone,” the Belarusian leader said.
Aleksandr Lukashenko said that Ukraine had responded to the claims by stating that many people buy these drones. “That is, they claim ‘it's not us’. It’s someone who bought it, or perhaps it was some kind of provocation, even going so far as to suggest that it was practically the Russians who carried out such a strike,” the head of state said about the response from Ukraine. “But some things are already known today. They claim that they flew no drones in Bryansk Oblast at that time. However, the bus driver said that he (probably like others - the investigation will show) saw not one drone but several, which, as he put it, were buzzing and flying over the bus.”
“One of these drones (thank God it was not a powerful one) attacked the bus. As a result, one person was killed and our children were injured,” the president noted.
“There are plenty of conspiracy theories here,” the head of state remarked.
Aleksandr Lukashenko instructed to take under control and establish the truth in the case of the drone attack. He gave the corresponding instruction to State Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich.
“We hear statements, excuses, and various versions. But we need the truth. We are waiting for this truth or a real, fair, and honest answer from Ukrainian state officials and military. We will establish this truth anyway. It will not be a big problem,” the Belarusian leader emphasized. “This case must be investigated. Together with the Russians. They are ready to help us.”
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