Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) stated that it intercepted a Russian document proving Ukrainian forces were not involved in an attack on a bus carrying a Belarusian children’s soccer team in Russia’s Bryansk region.
The intercepted document is an information report from the monitoring center of the state-owned institution “Bezopasny Region” (“Safe Region”). Signed by monitoring center chief engineer S. V. Klimenkova, the report indicates that no Ukrainian drones were present in the airspace over Bryansk’s Pochepsky district at the time of the attack. Radar battalion duty officers in Suponevo and the 32nd Division likewise confirmed the absence of Ukrainian drones. Based on this intelligence, the SBU concluded that the strike was a Russian intelligence special operation.
The incident occurred while the bus, traveling from Gomel to Gelendzhik, was struck, resulting in the death of one accompanying adult and injuries to seven other individuals, including five children. Acting Bryansk Region Governor Yegor Kovalchuk previously blamed Ukrainian drones for the strike, prompting Russian authorities to open a criminal terrorism case. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s General Staff denied using drones in the Bryansk region during the specified timeframe, describing the Russian accusations as a provocation.
