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Russian strikes kill 30 on Ukrainian bus as winter blackouts loom
A missile attack on a public bus in eastern Ukraine kills 30 people as Russia intensifies pre-winter strikes and power outages worsen across Kyiv.
In brief
A missile attack on a public bus in eastern Ukraine kills 30 people as Russia intensifies pre-winter strikes and power outages worsen across Kyiv. Russian strikes killed thirty people on a public bus in eastern Ukraine on October eighth as intensive pre-winter attacks continued and power outages worsened in Kyiv…
Thirty killed in Russian bus strike
Russian strikes on eastern Ukraine killed thirty people and injured at least eighteen on Thursday, including an attack on a public bus in Donetsk region.
Transport halted in two cities
Vadym Filashkin, head of the regional military administration, said public transport in Kramatorsk and Sloviansk was halted because of deteriorating security conditions.
“In such circumstances, we have no right to risk the lives of passengers and drivers.”
Pryluky death toll rises to twenty-two
Missile strikes a day earlier in the northern town of Pryluky killed twenty-two people, including five children, with at least fifty-four injured as rescuers searched rubble.
Zelenskyy calls for NATO defense support
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Russia will likely escalate daily missile and drone attacks as winter approaches and appealed for additional NATO defense support.
“It is important that support in words takes concrete form in new packages for Ukraine's defense.”
Emergency blackouts ordered in Kyiv
Ukraine's energy company DTEK said the national grid operator Ukrenergo ordered emergency power outages in Kyiv separate from regular rolling outages scheduled across the country.
Winter preparations as attacks intensify
A public awareness campaign urged families to prepare emergency kits, store drinking water and maintain off-grid power sources ahead of expected prolonged winter blackouts as Russia continues attacks.
The takeaway
Russian strikes killed thirty people on a public bus in eastern Ukraine on October eighth as intensive pre-winter attacks continued and power outages worsened in Kyiv.
