Russian missile strike on Ukraine kills 30 on packed city buses, as Moscow says “no clear path” to peace

October 8, 2026 / 1:13 PM EDT / CBS News

At least 30 people were killed Thursday when a Russian guided bomb slammed into a street near two packed city buses in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, according to officials. At least 18 more people were wounded in the attack, the Donetsk region's governor said.

"There is no doubt that Russia is cynically targeting civilians," Oleksandr Honcharenko, head of the Kramatorsk military administration, said in a statement, adding that rescue efforts were hampered by Russia launching further attacks with small drones.

Video shared online by Ukraine's Ministry of Internal Affairs showed bodies on the debris-strewn road near the charred, twisted metal shells of destroyed vehicles.

According to the ministry, three more people were killed by Russian shelling in neighboring villages, where emergency services pulled one body from a collapsed house.

It was the second consecutive day of heavy attacks by Russia. On Wednesday morning, a missile hit a five-story apartment building in the northern city of Pryluky, killing at least 22 people. Rescue workers said at least 50 more people were wounded in the strike.

"Russia comes to the Ukrainian land with death. It hits our cities, kills our people and multiplies…

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