Russian Missile Strike Kills 33 at Kramatorsk Bus Station
Translated & summarized from Davar by baba
A Russian missile strike on a bus station in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, killed at least 33 civilians and injured 18 on Thursday. Ukrainian authorities condemned the attack, calling it a deliberate targeting of civilians. In parallel, Kyiv reported three deaths from overnight drone attacks, and Russia launched 142 drones across Ukraine. The previous day saw 22 deaths from Russian attacks, including damage to Jewish residences in Pryluky.
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- A Russian missile strike on a Kramatorsk bus station killed at least 33 civilians and injured 18.
- Donetsk Oblast Governor Vadim Filashkin condemned the attack as deliberate targeting of civilians.
- Kyiv reported three deaths from overnight Russian drone attacks, with 142 drones launched overall.
- The previous day saw 22 deaths from Russian attacks across Ukraine, including damage to Jewish homes.
- Ukrainian air defenses reportedly neutralized 126 of the 142 Russian drones launched.
- The Federation of Jewish Communities in Ukraine highlighted civilian suffering and recalled a recent Israeli fatality.
A Russian guided missile struck a bus station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, on Thursday morning, killing at least 33 civilians and injuring 18, according to Ukrainian authorities. Donetsk Oblast Governor Vadim Filashkin stated that the attack hit two buses, emphasizing that Russia "comes to Ukrainian land with death" and targets cities and people.
Local authorities in Kramatorsk and Sloviansk ordered a halt to all public transportation following the incident. Filashkin asserted that Russians deliberately target civilians, viewing a bus full of passengers as an "attractive target" to maximize casualties. He also noted that prior to the Kramatorsk attack, four other people had been killed and six injured by Russian strikes across Donetsk Oblast.
Meanwhile, in Kyiv, two additional bodies were discovered following a drone strike on a store in the Solomyanskyi district overnight between Wednesday and Thursday. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that two others were injured in the attack on a four-story building, with search and rescue operations ongoing. Earlier, Klitschko had reported one fatality and 11 injuries from Russian attacks on Kyiv, bringing the total death toll in the capital over the past 24 hours to three.
Ukraine's Air Force reported that Russia launched 142 drones overnight, with air defense systems downing or neutralizing 126 of them. Hits were identified at seven locations. The previous day, 22 people, including five children, were killed in various attacks across Ukraine, which President Volodymyr Zelensky attributed to Russia celebrating President Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday.
In Pryluky, Chernihiv Oblast, hundreds of apartments were damaged, and some individuals may still be trapped. Chabad emissary Rabbi Israel Silaistain reported significant damage to Jewish families' apartments in two adjacent buildings, though the residents themselves were unharmed. The Federation of Jewish Communities in Ukraine noted that Ukrainian civilians are paying the price of the war and Russian terror, recalling the recent death of Israeli citizen Daniel Omansky in Kyiv and damage to synagogues and cemeteries.
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