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At least 30 dead in Russian bus strike as Moscow closes in on Ukraine’s ‘fortress belt’

Washington Post World Thursday 08 October 2026, 15:41 UTC By Francesca Ebel 1 min read
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At least 30 people were killed and 18 injured after a Russian glide bomb tore apart a bus stop in the eastern city of Kramatorsk on Thursday, the State Emergency Service said, as Moscow ramps up the pressure on Ukraine’s “fortress belt” — the key to Vladimir Putin’s quest to claim the whole of Donbas. Democracy Dies in Darkness At least 30 dead in Russian bus strike as Moscow closes in on Ukraine’s ‘fortress belt’ Russia has increasingly hit civilian targets, but the Thursday strike, which...

KYIV — At least 30 people were killed and 18 injured after a Russian glide bomb tore apart a bus stop in the eastern city of Kramatorsk on Thursday, the State Emergency Service said, as Moscow ramps up the pressure on Ukraine’s “fortress belt” — the key to Vladimir Putin’s quest to claim the whole of Donbas. Democracy Dies in Darkness At least 30 dead in Russian bus strike as Moscow closes in on Ukraine’s ‘fortress belt’ Russia has increasingly hit civilian targets, but the Thursday strike, which ripped through two buses, was reminiscent of larger strikes earlier in the war.
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