The Belarusian Foreign Ministry commented on the attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case

The Belarusian Foreign Ministry strongly condemns the attack on a civilian bus carrying Belarusian citizens including children in Bryansk Oblast of Russia. This was stated by Ruslan Varankov, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement regarding the incident. Additionally, a criminal case has been opened in Belarus regarding the drone attack on a bus carrying children from Gomel Oblast. This was announced by Konstantin Bychek, the Chairman of the Investigative Committee. He also added that Belarusian investigators had left for Russia to assist their Russian counterparts.