The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has denied statements by Russian officials alleging that a Ukrainian military drone struck a bus carrying a children's football team in Russia's Bryansk region.
According to Ukrinform, the General Staff made the statement on Facebook.
"Claims by representatives of the Russian Federation that a drone of the Armed Forces of Ukraine allegedly struck a bus carrying a children's football team in the Bryansk region are untrue," the statement said.
The General Staff emphasized that during the period in question, Ukraine's Defense Forces did not use unmanned aerial vehicles against targets in the Bryansk region.
"We regard such reports as yet another information provocation by the Kremlin. Unable to achieve its declared objectives on the battlefield and suffering significant losses, the Russian Federation is increasingly resorting to information manipulation and fabricated accusations against Ukraine," the General Staff stated.
