Belarusian Citizen Injured in Drone Attack in Russia’s Bryansk Region

(Updated)

A Belarusian citizen was injured on October 22 when a drone struck a lorry in Russia’s Bryansk Region. He was hospitalised.

“On October 22, 2026, at 5:33 a.m., a citizen of the Republic of Belarus was injured when a UAV struck a heavy goods vehicle in the Zhukovsky District of Russia’s Bryansk Region,” Belarus’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

The man was admitted to the trauma department of Zhukovka Interdistrict Hospital. His life is not in danger.

Updated at 12:07 p.m.

The drone struck a lorry parking area in the settlement of Tsvetniki in the Zhukovsky District, Bryansk Region Governor Yegor Kovalchuk clarified. According to him, the drone was Ukrainian.

The injured Belarusian citizen was the lorry driver.