Russian Glide Bomb Strike Kills 33 on Buses Near Kramatorsk

At least 33 people died in a Russian attack on two buses inside Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine. Eighteen others suffered wounds during this strike near the front line. Local officials confirmed these grim numbers while showing photos from the scene. The local prosecutor posted images of bodies and debris scattered across a road beside a burning bus shell. Police stated that city buses were operating normally when hit by a glide bomb. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the spot a bus stop where civilians waited for transport.

Vadym Filashkin, governor of Donetsk region, accused Russia of deliberate targeting of non-combatants on Telegram. He noted that Russians view a full passenger load as an ideal target because one strike could maximize deaths. Kramatorsk remains a key Ukrainian-held city in the area Moscow claims as its own territory. The town serves as a vital logistics hub and part of the fortress belt troops defend fiercely. Russian forces have moved close to the eastern edge, prompting urgent calls for remaining civilians to relocate safely elsewhere.

The Kramatorsk City Council condemned the act as another horrific crime against innocent residents. Officials emphasized that no military targets existed at the location struck by the missile. Elsewhere in Ukraine, a residential building in Pryluky faced a deadly cruise missile strike on Wednesday. Governor Vyacheslav Chaus reported the death toll there rose to 22 individuals, including five children. The attack occurred roughly 150km east of Kyiv according to Ukrainian leadership statements.

In Russia itself, a drone ignited a fire at a data centre owned by Yandex. The technology giant told AFP news agency about the incident on Thursday. Unverified social media images showed thick black smoke pouring from the roof in Ryazan region southeast of Moscow. Both nations have escalated long-range strikes recently with Russia hitting Ukrainian infrastructure and Ukraine striking Russian sites. A former head of Ukraine's Centre for Countering Disinformation suggested Kyiv launched the strike via Telegram. He wrote that both sides play this dangerous game now. Yandex operates as Russia's largest technology firm running its top search engine plus food ordering apps used by tens of millions across Russian-speaking regions.