MINSK DEMANDS ACCOUNT OF INCIDENT AFTER BUS WITH BELARUSIAN PASSENGERS COMES UNDER ATTACK

MINSK, JUNE 17 /SRNA-RIA Novosti/ – Belarus' Foreign Ministry strongly condemns the attack on a bus carrying Belarusian citizens in Russia's Bryansk Region, ministry spokesman Ruslan Varankov said.

"We strongly condemn the attack on a bus transporting Belarusian citizens, including children, in Russia's Bryansk Region", Varankov said during a briefing.

According to him, Minsk is demanding a comprehensive explanation from the Ukrainian side regarding the attack on Belarusian nationals.

Earlier today, Acting Governor of the Bryansk Region Igor Kovalchuk reported that Ukrainian forces had attacked a bus carrying a youth football team from Gomel near the Russian city of Bryansk.

According to Kovalchuk, one woman was killed in the attack, while six people were injured, including four children.