MINSK, 17 June (BelTA) – Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, commenting on the drone attack on a bus carrying Belarusian children in Bryansk Oblast, said the organization condemns attacks on civilians, RIA Novosti news agency reports.
“We condemn any attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, wherever they may occur. Such attacks are prohibited under international humanitarian law and must cease immediately,” Stéphane Dujarric said.
He also noted that the UN is aware of reports about the ‘alleged drone attack on a bus’.
As BelTA previously reported, on 17 June a bus belonging to Rechitsa Children’s and Youth Sports School No. 2 was struck by a drone in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast. The bus, which was traveling from Belarus on the Gomel-Gelendzhik route, was carrying 44 passengers, including 28 young athletes. All of them were on their way to a holiday camp.
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