Russian Health Ministry: One Child in Serious Condition After Strike on Bus

Reform.news Editorial Team · 17 June 2026, 13:35

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One child injured in the drone strike on a bus in Russia’s Bryansk Region remains in serious condition.

A total of seven people were hospitalised and are receiving medical care, Kuznetsov, an aide to the Russian health minister, said.

As previously reported, a bus carrying 44 passengers, including 28 children, came under a drone strike in Bryansk Region on June 17. The Russian Investigative Committee said the drone was Ukrainian.

The bus was carrying a children’s football team from Rechytsa Youth Sports School No. 2 to Gelendzhik for a holiday trip. A woman accompanying the team was killed in the strike. According to preliminary information, four of those injured were children.