Russian strikes hit a public bus in eastern Ukraine, resulting in 30 deaths and at least 18 injuries. The attacks also led to public transport suspensions in Kramatorsk and Sloviansk due to security concerns. In Kyiv, power outages have worsened as part of an intensifying wave of Russian missile strikes ahead of winter, prompting warnings from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about potential further escalations.
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On Thursday, a Russian attack killed 33 civilians when two passenger buses in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, were struck by a glide bomb. The regional prosecutor’s office confirmed that another 18 people were injured. Local officials accuse Russia of deliberately targeting civilian transport to maximize casualties. This incident is part of an escalation of attacks on Ukrainian cities as Moscow seeks control over the Donetsk region. Images show the aftermath with charred bus remains and debris-strewn streets. In response, Kramatorsk suspended public transportation amid heightened security concerns. The attack follows other recent deadly strikes in Ukraine that have caused significant civilian casualties, including a strike that killed 22 people in Pryluky on Wednesday.
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Strike on Ukrainian public bus leaves 30 dead as blackouts worsen in Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine —
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Thirty people were killed and at least 18 were injured by Russian strikes in eastern Ukraine that included an attack on a public bus, authorities said Thursday, as an intensive pre-winter wave of attacks continued and power outages worsened in the capital Kyiv.
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Vadym Filashkin, head of the regional military administration, said public transport in Kramatorsk and the neighboring city of Sloviansk, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, was halted because of the sharp deterioration in security.
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He accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilians, adding: "In such circumstances, we have no right to risk the lives of passengers and drivers.
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The attacks follow deadly missile strikes a day earlier in the northern Ukrainian town of Pryluky, where the death toll rose to 22, including five children.
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Rescuers searched through the rubble of a residential building hit by a Russian missile and at least 54 people were injured.
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Heavy debris was removed from the cratered section of the building, while rescue dogs continued a search nearby for residents who have not yet been accounted for.
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Several survivors of the attack were forced to sleep in heavily damaged apartments after they couldn't find anywhere else to sleep.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russia will likely escalate daily missile and drone attacks as winter approaches.
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He appealed for additional defense support from NATO countries.
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"It is important that support in words takes concrete form in new packages for Ukraine's defense," he wrote in an online post.
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"Supplies of anti-ballistic capabilities, ammunition for our combat aircraft, and investments in interceptors — all of this is directly helping save lives every day."
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Ukraine's energy company DTEK said the national grid operator Ukrenergo had ordered emergency power outages in Kyiv.
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It explained that this is separate from regular, rolling outages scheduled across the country and would not be applied during those shutdowns.
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A public awareness campaign, restarted this month, urged families to prepare emergency kits, store drinking water and maintain off-grid power sources ahead of expected prolonged winter blackouts, as Moscow keeps up the intensity of its attacks.
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Kyiv police said bomb disposal specialists had defused two more unexploded ballistic missile warheads, each weighing about half a ton, after they landed near residential buildings.
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Late Wednesday, Russian drones struck Kyiv's Obolonskyi and Desnianskyi districts, killing four people and injuring 12, including four children, police said.
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Russia and Ukraine are locked in a long-range aerial war while their armies remain largely deadlocked on the front line, more than 4 1/2 years since Moscow's full-scale invasion.
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Russia's technology giant Yandex said one of its data centers in the western Ryazan region was damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack, taking the site offline and leading to potential online service disruption.
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Separately, 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.
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Ukraine's General Staff described the complex as one of Russia's largest oil refining and petrochemical facilities.
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The claim could not be independently verified.
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