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October 10, Pozirk.<\/strong> Kyiv pushed back against angry rhetoric from Minsk following Thursday\u2019s drone attack on a Belarusian truck in Russia, warning that Belarus should refrain from making baseless accusations against Ukraine and describing Belarus as an \u201caccomplice to a crime of aggression.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement on its website, the Ukrainian foreign ministry expresses puzzlement over Minsk\u2019s claim that Belarus is being “deliberately drawn into the conflict” and its suggestion that it might take \u201cappropriate measures in response.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ministry condemns \u201cattempts to shift responsibility for the consequences of Russian aggression, to portray Ukraine as a source of threats to Belarus, and to deliberately escalate tensions in the region.\u201d The ministry urges Belarus to \u201crefrain from baseless accusations, threats, and information manipulation and warns against using the incident to \u201cjustify Minsk\u2019s continued support for Russian aggression or to create additional threats to Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On October 9, the Belarusian foreign ministry summoned Ukraine\u2019s Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires Ivan Novytsky over the attack, in which a Belarusian woman reportedly sustained serious injuries that resulted in the amputation of her limbs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A formal note of protest was handed to Novytsky, with Minsk saying that Kyiv had previously been warned of the inadmissibility of such actions. The Belarusian origin of the vehicle was clear, which gives Belarus grounds to consider the attack deliberate, the foreign ministry\u2019s Telegram channel quoted spokesperson Rus\u0142an Varanko\u016d as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ukrainian side \u201chas been warned against repeating such actions\u201d and would bear full responsibility for any consequences, Varanko\u016d said, adding that Minsk \u201creserves the right to take appropriate countermeasures.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement released on October 8, Varanko\u016d described the incident as \u201cpart of coordinated actions aimed at drawing Belarus into the conflict\u201d and called for an end to “provocations” that could escalate tensions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least three drone attacks on Belarusian motor vehicles in Russia have been reported in recent months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One person was reportedly killed and eight people, including six children, suffered blast injuries when a drone attacked a Belarusian bus carrying children in Russia\u2019s Bryansk province on June 17. While warning against drawing premature conclusions, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka on June 18 blamed the strike on a Ukrainian drone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On July 2, the Belarusian health ministry reported that two drivers and one passenger were injured a drone attack on a Belarusian bus in Russia earlier in the day. Boris Gryzlov, the Russian ambassador to Belarus, described it as \u201ca deliberate strike\u201d by Ukraine, while Alaksandar Valfovi\u010d, state secretary of Belarus\u2019 Security Council, dismissed it as an accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On September 25 and 26, two Belarusian trucks were hit by attack drones in Russia near the Krasny Kamen border checkpoint, independent news outlet Flagshtok <\/em>reported, adding that the drivers were not hurt. There was no official confirmation of the incident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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