Russian strike on buses kills at least 30 in Ukraine's Kramatorsk

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A Russian missile strike on buses in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk killed at least 30 people and wounded 18, officials said, in one of the worst attacks on civilians this year. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow deliberately targeted "ordinary public transport" and vowed the attack "will not go unanswered." Three more people were killed by shelling in a nearby village. France 24's correspondent noted a steady increase in Russian attacks on civilians, part of an intensive pre-winter wave of strikes. A Russian bus strike also raised the death toll in earlier attacks.

Why it matters：The strike underscores the rising civilian toll as Russia intensifies pre-winter attacks, complicating any diplomatic push for a ceasefire.

Key points

  • At least 30 killed and 18 wounded in the Kramatorsk bus strike.
  • Zelensky said the Kremlin targeted a public transport stop.
  • Three more died in shelling in a nearby village.

Sources (original reporting)

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