Ukrainian officials reported at least 55 deaths in separate Kramatorsk and Pryluky strikes.
Why it matters: The reported toll spans civilian transport in Kramatorsk and a residential area in Pryluky. The figures come from Ukrainian officials and emergency services, with rescue work continuing in Pryluky on October 8, 2025.
- A Russian strike hit two passenger buses near a Kramatorsk bus stop at about 10 a.m. local time on October 8, 2025.
- Ukraine's State Emergency Service later reported 33 deaths and 18 injuries in Kramatorsk.
- A separate Russian missile and drone barrage killed 22 people, including five children, in Pryluky on October 7, 2025.
- Kramatorsk authorities suspended public transportation after the strike, while drones reportedly hindered rescue operations.
A Russian strike hit two passenger buses near a bus stop in Kramatorsk, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, at about 10 a.m. local time on October 8, 2025, The Associated Press reported. Interfax-Ukraine also reported that the strike involved two passenger buses.
Ukrainian officials initially reported at least 30 deaths and 18 injuries. Ukraine's State Emergency Service later reported 33 deaths and 18 injuries, according to Interfax-Ukraine. A nearby apartment building was damaged.
Ukrainian police identified the weapon as a UMPB D-30 SN guided bomb, Interfax-Ukraine reported. That weapon designation is an attribution to Ukrainian police, not an independently verified finding.
Kramatorsk authorities suspended public transportation after the attack. The city administration said subsequent Russian drone activity hindered rescue operations, according to The Associated Press.
A separate Russian missile and drone barrage killed at least 22 people, including five children, in Pryluky in the northern Chernihiv region on October 7, 2025. At least 54 people were wounded, and a five-story residential building was destroyed or heavily damaged. Ukrainian rescuers continued searching the rubble on October 8, 2025, the Office of Ukraine's President said.
Combined, the latest figures reported by Ukrainian officials and emergency services put the two attacks' death toll at at least 55. Oleksandr Honcharenko, head of the Kramatorsk city military administration, called the Kramatorsk attack an apparent deliberate strike on civilians. That remains a Ukrainian official allegation, not an independently established finding.
The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine condemned the broader pattern of attacks affecting civilians, medical facilities, ambulances and humanitarian workers in a statement. The statement did not specifically investigate or establish responsibility for the Kramatorsk and Pryluky strikes.
By the numbers
- 55 - Reported deaths across the Kramatorsk and Pryluky attacks
- 33 - Deaths reported by Ukraine's State Emergency Service in Kramatorsk
- 22 - Deaths reported in Pryluky, including five children
Yes, but: The death toll is based on Ukrainian officials' and emergency-service reports. The weapon designation and allegation of a deliberate strike were also attributed to Ukrainian authorities and were not independently established in the available material.
What's next: Ukrainian rescuers were still searching the Pryluky rubble on October 8, 2025, according to the Ukrainian president's office.