33 Killed in Russian Strike on Buses in Ukraine's Kramatorsk

Thu Oct 08 2026 12:00:45 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Russian glide bomb attack on two civilian buses in Kramatorsk killed 33 people, killing civilians amid surge of attacks across Ukraine.

Russian forces used glide bombs to hit two civilian buses in Kramatorsk, killing 33 and wounding 18. The attack targeted a key logistics hub in the Donbas, raising fears of a Russian takeover. Donetsk officials condemned the strike as deliberate civilian targeting and urged evacuation. President Zelenskiy offered condolences and urged international partners to provide new defence aid. Kyiv and eastern cities faced a growing wave of enemy raids, including a deadly bombing in Pryluky that killed 22.

In a devastating glide bomb attack, Russian forces struck two civilian buses in the frontline city of Kramatorsk, killing 33 people and injuring 18, officials said.

The Russian shelling, part of a broader surge of air raids across Ukraine, targeted a key logistics hub in the Donbas region, raising fears that the fragile fortress belt will fall to Russian control.

Donetsk regional head Vadym Filashkin condemned the attack as a deliberate attempt to inflict maximum civilian casualties and urged residents to evacuate the area as public transport was halted.

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, expressed condolences and called for concrete support from international partners, demanding new defence packages to protect civilians.

The strike follows a week of intensified Russian attacks, including a deadly bombing of a five‑storey block of flats in Pryluky that killed 22 people, marking a grim escalation in the civil‑consequence of the war.