Ukraine: UN condemns missile strike on Kramatorsk buses, calls for civilian protection
Ukraine: UN condemns missile strike on Kramatorsk buses, calls for civilian protection
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Ukraine: UN condemns missile strike on Kramatorsk buses, calls for civilian protection
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A Russian missile strike on two civilian buses in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, killed at least 30 people and wounded 18. The attack occurred at 10am on Thursday, October 8, 2026, near Yuvileina Street, next to a dental clinic.
Images posted by police showed bodies strewn across a street littered with debris and a charred shell of what appeared to be a bus. A second bus caught fire after the strike.
All local public transport in the area was suspended following the incident.
Three people were also killed in the village of Bilenke, which is part of the Kramatorsk community.
Ukrainian officials confirmed the death toll and the suspension of public transport. The UN has condemned the attacks and called for greater protection of civilians.
More sanctions on Russia's war machine were announced.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Kremlin deliberately targeted an ordinary public transport stop as part of a 'brutal' campaign. He asserted Russia's aim to eradicate every form of life in Donbas and urged an intense international reaction, emphasizing that the world must respond to such actions. A severe response is warranted, matching the gravity of the casualties inflicted by Russia.'
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During a meeting in Kyiv, UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband linked the Pryluky incident to Putin's evident malicious goals and tactics.
Ukraine saw more civilian deaths by August 2026 than were killed in all of 2025.
Donetsk regional head Vadym Filashkin accused Russia of targeting buses to kill as many civilians as possible.
The attack is one of the worst by Moscow on Ukrainian civilians this year. Kramatorsk and Slovyansk are part of a 'fortress belt' that Moscow is attempting to seize as part of its claim to the Donbas industrial region.
Russia has not commented on the Kramatorsk strike.
A Russian attack on a five-storey housing block in Pryluky, located east of Kyiv, resulted in at least 22 deaths, among them five children, three under one year.
Note: The Pryluky attack is referenced in the context of broader patterns of violence but is not directly linked to the Kramatorsk incident in the facts provided.
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