Passengers and drivers of a Minsk-Gomel-Anapa bus, attacked by a Ukrainian drone at the Krasny Kamen customs checkpoint in Russia's Bryansk Region, have been transported to Belarus by a special group from Gomel, crossing the border into the Gomel Region.
Sweden will deliver 16 Gripen E fighter jets to Ukraine for $2.54bn. Denmark also announced a $671.8m military aid package. Meanwhile, Ukraine's military prepares for a potential Russian offensive from the north, and a parcel bomb injured three in Monaco, reportedly targeting a Ukrainian-origin businessman.
Russia's Investigative Committee has identified and placed on the international wanted list the perpetrators of an attack on a bus carrying children in the Bryansk Region. One passenger was killed and eight injured in the drone strike.
CIS Permanent Representatives expressed concern and condemnation over a drone attack on a civilian bus in Russia's Bryansk Region, which killed a Belarusian woman and injured children. They deemed such attacks against civilians incompatible with international law.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stated that a drone attack on a bus carrying Belarusian children in Russia's Bryansk Region was of Ukrainian origin and called it an "act of banditry" and "outright Nazism." He warned of serious consequences for those attempting to drag Belarus into the conflict.
Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova condemned Ukraine's attack on a bus carrying a Belarusian youth football team in the Bryansk Region as a "terrorist act" targeting civilians, especially children. The drone strike killed one woman and injured seven others, including five children.
A Ukrainian drone attacked a bus carrying a children's football team from Gomel, Belarus, in Russia's Bryansk Region. One woman accompanying the team was killed, and seven people, including five children, were hospitalized. Russia has opened a criminal case, calling it a terrorist act.
Ukraine plans to increase military wages by one-third to 30,000 hryvnias and offer fixed-term contracts to boost recruitment. President Zelenskyy also aims to recruit more foreign volunteers. Meanwhile, Russia's Putin claims Ukrainian drone strikes aim to sow confusion and damage the economy, though he admits some economic damage.
Seven people, including a 16-year-old, were injured when Ukrainian forces struck a gas station in Starodub, Bryansk region. Five civilian cars were also damaged in the attack.
Ukraine launched a massive shelling attack on the village of Belaya Beryozka in Russia's Bryansk Region using a Grad multiple launch rocket system. Acting governor Yegor Kovalchuk reported no casualties among the residents.
The Ukrainian military launched a large-scale strike using Grad multiple rocket launchers against civilians in Belaya Berezka village, Bryansk Region, killing one civilian and injuring a fire and rescue service employee. Several buildings and homes were damaged.
A Ukrainian drone attack on the village of Kister in Russia's Bryansk region injured a civilian. The acting governor, Egor Kovalchuk, reported that the patient received medical assistance and emergency services are on site.
They were taken to a hospital
