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Russian strike kills 30 on buses in Kramatorsk
At least 30 civilians die in a glide bomb attack on two buses in eastern Ukraine as Russian strikes surge across the country.
In brief
At least 30 civilians die in a glide bomb attack on two buses in eastern Ukraine as Russian strikes surge across the country. Russian glide bombs killed at least thirty civilians on buses in Kramatorsk on October eighth, part of a surge in attacks across Ukraine that has killed more civilians this year than all of…
Buses hit in eastern city
Russian glide bombs have struck two civilian buses in Kramatorsk, an eastern front line city. At least thirty people were killed and eighteen wounded, rescue officials say.
Donetsk official accuses Russia
Donetsk regional head Vadym Filashkin said Russia targeted the buses deliberately to kill as many civilians as possible. Three more people were killed in the nearby village of Bilenke.
Kramatorsk in Russia's sights
Kramatorsk and neighbouring Slovyansk are part of a fortress belt Moscow is trying to seize. Russian President Vladimir Putin claims the entire Ukrainian industrial region of Donbas.
Zelensky vows response
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strike will not go without response. He called on the world to react harshly, saying Russia is trying to destroy all life in Donbas.
“This strike will not go without our response.”
Surge in civilian deaths
According to the UN, Ukraine saw more civilians killed by August this year than were killed in all of twenty twenty-five. A single attack on a five-storey block in Pryluky killed twenty-two people, including five children.
UK pledges more sanctions
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband met Zelensky in Kyiv on Thursday. He announced more sanctions on Russia, the shadow fleet, oil companies, crypto and war financing.
Public transport halted
After the Kramatorsk attack, Donetsk regional head Filashkin appealed to civilians to leave the front line region. All public transport in the two neighbouring cities has been ordered to stop.
Kyiv under constant attack
Russia is launching constant air raids on the capital Kyiv. Attacks on Thursday killed three people and injured fourteen others. Russian strikes on infrastructure are causing power outages and affecting water supply.
The essence
Russian glide bombs killed at least thirty civilians on buses in Kramatorsk on October eighth, part of a surge in attacks across Ukraine that has killed more civilians this year than all of twenty twenty-five.
