A Russian guided-bomb strike on two passenger buses in Kramatorsk killed at least 33 people and wounded 18 others on October 8, Ukrainian officials said.
The attack occurred around 10 a.m. local time on a street near a bus stop in the eastern Donetsk region, where the vehicles were carrying civilians. Ukrainian police and emergency workers said the strike set at least two buses on fire, leaving wreckage and victims scattered across the road. The reported death toll rose during the day from an initial 12 to 30 and then to 33, while officials continued warning that the figures could change.
Ukrainian authorities described the weapon as a glide bomb, with prosecutors saying it may have been a UMPB D-30SN guided munition. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack and said Ukraine would respond, while regional officials accused Russia of deliberately striking civilians. Public transportation was suspended in Kramatorsk and neighboring Sloviansk as officials urged residents to leave the increasingly dangerous frontline area.
Moscow had not immediately commented on the strike, while Russia has repeatedly denied deliberately targeting civilians during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.