Kramatorsk buses hit Zelensky seeks more support

Oct 8

RTVE’s headline reports at least thirty-three dead and its main account more than thirty after Russia struck two buses in eastern Kramatorsk at 10:00. Víctor García Guerrero describes the wreckage roughly twenty metres apart and six kilometres from Russian positions. Ukraine alleges deliberate targeting of civilians; the report mentions a Kremlin version without explaining it. Public transport is suspended and residents urged to evacuate. Zelensky visits Pryluky, where the report says twenty-two died the previous day, and calls for pressure on Russia and weapons, money and technology, opposing US/European negotiation with Moscow. The report describes continuing attacks and civilian evacuations.

A Russian glide bomb strikes two public buses in Kramatorsk on the morning of October 8, according to Ukrainian authorities and the three broadcasts. Tagesthemen reports at least 30 civilian deaths, serious injuries, difficult victim identification, a war-crime inquiry and the city administration's temporary suspension of public transport. DD India's headline says 33 killed; its main report says over 30 killed and 18 wounded, with Zelenskyy promising a response. France 2 says 30 killed and 18 wounded and reports transport suspension in Kramatorsk and neighboring Sloviansk. These source-specific counts and descriptions remain attributed. DD's three deaths from nearby-village shelling and ARD's nationwide two-day toll are separate from this bus attack. RTVE's October 8 headline says at least 33 dead while its main report says more than 30. It places the strike at 10:00 in eastern Kramatorsk, relays Ukraine's deliberate-civilian-targeting allegation, notes an unspecified Kremlin version and reports transport suspension and an appeal for residents to leave. Tagesschau's complete Petersohn account supplies the same rescue, provisional at-least-30 toll, identification/investigation and Honcharenko transport response, with about 34,000 remaining residents. The differing source figures remain attributed; the Pryluky attack and Zelensky's separate visit/appeal are not merged into this strike. TSN's October 8 complete report and return give thirty killed and eighteen injured, describe victims still being identified, damage to homes and cars and suspended transport in Kramatorsk and Sloviansk. Police-paramedic footage shows rescue under what TSN describes as continuing Russian drone pursuit. Its mourning bulletin announces mourning the next day and explicitly cautions that scene assessment and casualty figures may change. These claims remain attributed alongside the other broadcasts' provisional counts.