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Russian strike on buses in Kramatorsk kills at least 30 as Moscow stays silent
October 8, 2026
BBC reports that Moscow is yet to comment on the latest attack.
According to NPR, Thursday, Ukraine said its forces struck a large oil refinery complex in the city of Salavat, some 1,200 kilometers (about 750 miles) east of Moscow.
Key facts
- According to The Guardian, One statement read: “Russia comes to Ukrainian land with death.”
- According to BBC, the Ukrainian military has now come under almost daily Russian attack.
The morning attack occurred next to a bus stop in the war-torn city of Kramatorsk in Ukraine's Donetsk region, prompting public transport to be suspended in the area, NPR, and theglobeandmail.com report.
According to NPR, Thursday, Ukraine said its forces struck a large oil refinery complex in the city of Salavat, some 1,200 kilometers (about 750 miles) east of Moscow. NPR reports that Ukrainian drones also reached Russia's Omsk region in western Siberia, more than 2,000 kilometers (1,242 miles) from the border with Ukraine. Russia has escalated its aerial attack in recent weeks, putting pressure on Ukraine as it prepares for winter and hitting the infrastructure keeping its war-battered economy afloat, NPR, and theglobeandmail.com report. BBC reports that Moscow is yet to comment on the latest attack.
At least 54 people were wounded, CBS News, NPR, and theglobeandmail.com report. According to NPR and theglobeandmail.com, Zelenskyy warned that Russia will likely escalate daily missile and drone attacks as winter approaches. According to The Guardian and BBC, UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who together with Zelensky visited the site of the Russian strike in Pryluky, said the attack showed Putin's "evil intent and evil strategy". According to NPR and BBC, on Thursday, Kyiv police said four people were killed and two injured in the latest Russian attack on the city.
Recent targets have included energy systems, key industries, railways, post offices, shopping centers, telecom networks, gas stations and grain exports, NPR, and theglobeandmail.com report. Rescuers were searching the rubble of a residential building, NPR, and theglobeandmail.com report. Sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland, Kaliningrad is separated from mainland Russia, and remains a major security concern for NATO's eastern flank, NPR, and theglobeandmail.com report.
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Recent targets have included energy systems, key industries, railways, post offices, shopping centers, telecom networks, gas stations and grain exports, NPR, and theglobeandmail.com report. Rescuers were searching the rubble of a residential building, NPR, and theglobeandmail.com report. Sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland, Kaliningrad is separated from mainland Russia, and remains a major security concern for NATO's eastern flank, NPR, and theglobeandmail.com report.
How settled the reporting is
Sources
- BBC — Russian strike on buses kills at least 30, say officials, as deadly attacks on Ukraine surge
- CBS News — Russian missile strike on Ukraine kills 30 on packed city buses, as Moscow says "no clear path" to peace - CBS News
- France 24 — More than 30 killed in Russian strike on buses in Ukraine's Kramatorsk as Kyiv targets data centre - France 24
- Kyiv Post — Russia Kills 30 in Kramatorsk Bus Strike as Donetsk Orders Public Transport Halt - Kyiv Post
- NBC News — At least 30 people killed as Russia bombs two buses in Ukraine - NBC News
- NPR — Russian strikes on Ukraine's public buses leave 30 dead as blackouts worsen in Kyiv
- The Guardian — Russian attack on bus kills at least 30 people near Ukraine frontline
- Al Jazeera — More killed in Kramatorsk as Russia targets Ukraine’s transportation system | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera
- theglobeandmail.com — Russian strikes on Ukraine leave 30 dead as blackouts worsen in Kyiv - The Globe and Mail
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