Russian strike on buses kills at least 30, say officials, as deadly attacks on Ukraine surge
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β’Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:31:29 GMT
π° What Happened
A Russian glide bomb attack on two civilian buses in Kramatorsk killed at least 30 people, rescue officials say. Another 18 were wounded. Three more people died in the nearby village of Bilenke.
Donetsk regional head Vadym Filashkin accused Russia of deliberately targeting buses full of passengers. President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed a response and said the world must react harshly. Moscow has not commented.
π The Backstory
The strike follows a sharp rise in Russian attacks across Ukraine. Civilian deaths have climbed. The UN says more Ukrainians were killed by August this year than in all of 2025.
One attack on a flats block in Pryluky, east of Kyiv, killed 22 people, including five children. Kramatorsk and Slovyansk are part of a 'fortress belt' Russia is trying to capture as it claims the whole Donbas region.
π― Why It Matters
These attacks show the human cost of the war for people far from the battlefield's headlines. They also pressure Ukraine's allies to send more support.
A Russian glide bomb attack on two civilian buses in Kramatorsk killed at least 30 people, rescue officials say. Another 18 were wounded. Three more people died in the nearby village of Bilenke.
Donetsk regional head Vadym Filashkin accused Russia of deliberately targeting buses full of passengers. President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed a response and said the world must react harshly. Moscow has not commented.
The strike follows a sharp rise in Russian attacks across Ukraine. Civilian deaths have climbed. The UN says more Ukrainians were killed by August this year than in all of 2025.
One attack on a flats block in Pryluky, east of Kyiv, killed 22 people, including five children. Kramatorsk and Slovyansk are part of a 'fortress belt' Russia is trying to capture as it claims the whole Donbas region.
These attacks show the human cost of the war for people far from the battlefield's headlines. They also pressure Ukraine's allies to send more support.