Ukraine–Russia

Kyiv Independent reports the death toll from a Russian glide bomb strike on a Kramatorsk bus stop rose to 33

This version is a correction.

ATTACK
Location
Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine (bus stop not geolocated; city ±8 km)
Actors
Russia · Ukraine
Importance
Notable

The Kyiv Independent reported on 8 October 2026 that the death toll from a Russian glide bomb strike on a bus stop in Kramatorsk rose to 33, with at least 18 others injured, and that local authorities in Kramatorsk and Sloviansk suspended all public transport. The outlet had earlier reported at least 12 dead in the same attack, quoting Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin. The post does not give a clock time for the strike and no Russian account of it was read.

  • Fatalities: Low 33 · Best 33 · High 33 people · Confidence: Unknown · Evidence: Update: Death toll from Russian glide bomb strike on Kramatorsk bus stop rises to 33 · Thirty-three killed, as reported by The Kyiv Independent on 8 October 2026 for the strike on a Kramatorsk bus stop, after an earlier count of at least 12.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Update: Death toll from Russian glide bomb strike on Kramatorsk bus stop rises to 33

The figures come from The Kyiv Independent, citing local authorities and the Donetsk governor. The underlying article was not read in full, the casualty figures were not independently verified and no Russian account of the strike was read.