Russia Claims Ukraine Attacked Children's Soccer Team Bus, Killing One; Ukraine Denies Allegations

Russia has claimed that the Ukrainian military attacked a bus carrying a children's soccer team from Belarus, resulting in one death and seven injuries.
Yegor Kovalchuk, acting governor of Russia's Bryansk region, stated on June 17 (local time) that a Ukrainian drone attacked a bus belonging to a youth sports school in the Gomel region of Belarus, which was traveling to Gelendzhik in southern Russia for vacation.
Bryansk is a region bordering Ukraine.
Russian local media reported that there were 44 people on board the bus, including 28 student soccer players, and that one woman accompanying the group was killed.
It was also reported that seven others were injured, with two children said to be in critical condition.
The media outlet added that the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has launched an investigation into the incident.
However, the Ukrainian military refuted the Russian claims, stating they are not true.
In a statement, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that during the time this incident occurred, "the Ukrainian military did not operate any unmanned aerial vehicles targeting objectives in the Bryansk region."
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