Conflict & Security
Russian strike on buses in Kramatorsk kills at least 30 civilians
October 8, 2026 at 12:14 PM · Updated 8d ago
8 reports · 3 in Arabic, 5 in English · over 5 hours
A Russian glide-bomb attack on two passenger buses in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk has killed at least 30 people, local authorities reported.
- The Donetsk regional prosecutor's office said 30 people were killed and 18 wounded in the attack on two buses in Kramatorsk.
- Governor Vadym Filashkin suspended public transport in Kramatorsk and neighbouring Slovyansk due to the deteriorated security situation and urged residents to relocate.
- Governor Vyacheslav Chaus said 22 people, including five children, were killed in Wednesday's Russian missile strike on a residential building in Pryluky.
- A drone ignited a fire at a Yandex data centre in the Ryazan region; Yandex confirmed the strike, and a former Ukrainian official said Kyiv was responsible.
- Authorities revised the death toll from the strike to at least 33 people.
- The Donetsk regional prosecutor's office opened a preliminary war crimes investigation into the attack.
- Authorities described the strike as a deliberate targeting of civilians amid an intensified Russian campaign against Ukraine's transportation system.






