Russian Strike Kills 33 on Buses in Eastern Ukraine

At least 33 people were killed and 18 injured in a Russian attack targeting public transport buses in the city of Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Rescue teams informed the BBC and Ukrainian Broadcasting of the casualties on Thursday. Local council reports confirmed there were no military targets in the attacked area. The attack occurred around 10 a.m., with initial findings suggesting Russian forces used a UMPB D-30 SN guided bomb. Local prosecutors have opened an investigation into suspected war crimes.

In response to the attack and concerns about continued targeting of public transport, the governor of Donetsk Oblast, Vadim Filashkin, ordered an immediate suspension of public transport services in Kramatorsk and Sloviansk. Separately, the New York Times reported last week on a Russian military plan to target Ukraine's power grid, based on a document obtained by Ukrainian intelligence. According to the plan, presented by the Ukrainian Energy Minister in Paris, Russia intends to launch up to a thousand missiles, drones, and bombs targeting power substations, hydroelectric and thermal power plants, and nuclear power plant connections to the grid.

Approximately two weeks ago, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the death of a 14-year-old Israeli boy in Kyiv, killed by a Russian drone strike that hit a residential building.