Strike on Ukrainian Public Buses Leaves 30 Dead as Kyiv Blackouts Worsen
· World · Hindustan Times, NPR
A Russian-guided bomb struck public buses filled with passengers in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, killing 30 people and prompting the suspension of local transport. Oleksandr Honcharenko, head of the city's military administration, reported that rescue efforts were hampered by subsequent attacks using small drones. The strike follows a missile attack a day earlier in Pryluky that killed 22 people, including five children, and wounded at least 54 others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Pryluky with British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who announced new sanctions on Russia. Zelenskyy warned that daily aerial attacks will likely escalate as winter approaches and appealed for additional anti-ballistic defense support from NATO countries.
Why it matters
The escalation of aerial attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure and transport deepens the humanitarian crisis ahead of winter, threatening the economy and increasing the urgency for additional international defense support.
Read the original report — Hindustan Times
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