Russian guided bomb kills 30 on Ukrainian buses in Kramatorsk

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 19:55 · Archive

A Russian guided bomb struck public buses in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, killing 30 people.

A Russian guided bomb struck public buses at a bus stop in Kramatorsk, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, killing 30 people on Thursday. The attack suspended public transport in the area.

Oleksandr Honcharenko, head of the city's military administration, said 'There is no doubt that Russia is cynically targeting civilians', and that rescue efforts had been hampered by subsequent Russian drone attacks. The strike was part of a broader wave of Russian aerial assaults that have worsened power outages in Kyiv.

Russia has escalated its aerial attacks in recent weeks, targeting energy systems, infrastructure, railways, post offices, shopping centres, telecom networks, gas stations and grain exports. Thursday's attack followed missile strikes a day earlier that killed 22 people, including five children, in the northern town of Pryluky. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Pryluky on Thursday with visiting British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, and warned that Russia would likely escalate daily missile and drone attacks as winter approaches.

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• Strike on Ukrainian public buses leaves 30 dead as blackouts worsen in KyivPittsburgh Post-Gazette · 8 Oct, 19:28
• Strike on Ukrainian public buses leaves 30 dead as blackouts worsen in KyivKYIV, Ukraine — A Russian guided bomb exploded next to public buses filled with passengers in eastern Ukraine, authorities said Thursday, killing 30 people as part of a wave of attacks that also worsened power outages in the capital.TribLIVE · 8 Oct, 16:22

In this story: Russia · Ukraine · Kramatorsk · Kyiv · Donetsk · Oleksandr Honcharenko · Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Ed Miliband

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