Bomb strikes Ukrainian buses ABC reports 30 killed

Oct 8

ABC reports a Russian glide bomb exploding beside two packed buses in eastern Ukraine. Ian Pannell gives at least 30 killed and 20 wounded and describes rescuers searching the debris. He separately reports more than 60 Ukrainians killed nationwide in the preceding 48 hours and intensified air strikes on Kyiv and other cities, then describes Zelensky promising retaliation and seeking more U.S. defensive missiles. The wider toll is not the bus-attack toll.

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. ABC's October 8 complete exchange gives at least 30 killed and 20 wounded beside two packed buses in eastern Ukraine, plus rescue activity and Zelensky's retaliation/missile appeal. Its wounded count differs from the 18 reported by other accounts and remains attributed. Its separate more-than-60 nationwide 48-hour toll and Kyiv/other-city air strikes are not this bus-attack toll and are outside this event's passage coverage.