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Russian Strike Kills 30 in Buses in Kramatorsk
Two buses were hit in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, and 30 people were killed.
Police said a glide bomb struck the buses.
Three other people died in shelling in a nearby village.
Ukrainian leaders said Russia deliberately attacked civilians, but Russia denies accusations of deliberately targeting civilians.
The attack came one day after a missile hit an apartment building in Pryluky and killed 22 people, including five children.
Ukraine’s president said the attack would not go unanswered and asked the United States for more pressure and stronger air defenses.
Officials in the region said the danger had increased.
Public transport was stopped in Kramatorsk and nearby Sloviansk.
Ukraine said a Russian strike hit two buses in Kramatorsk, killing 30 people; officials warned the toll could rise.
Police said the buses were hit by a glide bomb, while emergency services reported three additional deaths in a nearby village from shelling.
President Volodymyr Zelensky and Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilians; Moscow denies such accusations.
The attack followed a missile strike on an apartment block in Pryluky that killed 22 people, including five children, according to the report.
Filashkin suspended public transport in Kramatorsk and neighbouring Sloviansk, citing worsening security.
- Who
- Thirty people were killed when two buses were struck; Ukrainian officials accused Russia of carrying out the attack.
- What
- Two buses were hit by a glide bomb, according to police.
- Where
- Kramatorsk, in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.
- When
- Thursday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Why
- Ukraine accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilians; Russia denies accusations of deliberately attacking civilians.
Ukrainian officials and allies
Russian position
Whether civilians were deliberately targeted
Ukrainian officials and allies
Ukrainian officials accused Russia of deliberately attacking civilians and said there were no military targets at the bus location. UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband described attacks on civilians as part of Russia’s strategy.
Russian position
The article says the Kremlin denies claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin sanctioned massive attacks on civilian areas.
Response to the attacks
Ukrainian officials and allies
Zelensky urged the United States to increase pressure on Russia and provide better air defenses; the United Kingdom announced additional sanctions on Moscow.
Russian position
The article reports no specific Russian response to the Kramatorsk strike or these proposed measures.
Key facts
- Deaths in Kramatorsk
- 30 people were killed in the bus strike.
- Reported weapon
- Police said the buses were hit with a glide bomb.
- Nearby village
- Emergency services reported three deaths from shelling.
- Recent Pryluky strike
- A missile strike on an apartment block killed 22 people, including five children.
- Transport measures
- Public transport was suspended in Kramatorsk and neighbouring Sloviansk.
- Prewar population
- Kramatorsk was home to about 150,000 people before the war.
- UN-verified civilian deaths
- The United Nations has verified more than 17,000 civilian deaths in the war; it says the actual number is considerably higher.
Quotes
Volodymyr Zelensky
President of Ukraine
“Russia is trying to destroy all life in (the) Donbas (region) and the world must respond to this”
NDTV
“He is trying to win by terrorising civilians.”
NDTV
Sources
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