Russian bomb attack on Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk kills at least 33 civilians

On Thursday, October 8, 2026, a Russian bomb attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk killed at least 33 civilians and wounded 18 others. The strike occurred on a street where two city buses were operating, and President Volodymyr Zelensky described it as a bus stop. Regional governor Vadym Filashkin called it a targeted strike on civilians. The attack came a day after a massive Russian air attack across Ukraine targeted the power grid. Moscow has stepped up strikes on Ukraine's "fortress belt" in the Donetsk region, and Russia demands Ukraine cede the region, which Kyiv refuses.