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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the United States of inaction after Russian strikes over two days killed nearly 80 people, including at least 35 in Kramatorsk where a bomb attack on buses was particularly devastating. The death toll also includes several fatalities from other attacks across Ukraine. Zelensky criticized Washington's efforts to pursue economic ties with Russia while attempting to mediate the ongoing conflict.

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Thirty-three people died and eighteen others were injured when a Russian glide bomb struck two civilian buses in Kramatorsk, an eastern Ukrainian city near the frontline with Russia. The attack occurred on October 8th, targeting civilians as part of Moscow's broader strategy to seize control over Ukraine’s industrial Donbas region. Regional governor Vadym Filashkin accused Russia of deliberately hitting a bus carrying passengers to maximize civilian casualties. In neighboring Slovyansk, Russian attacks have intensified daily, leading officials to suspend public transport for safety reasons. The incident follows recent surges in Russian missile strikes across Ukraine, including an attack the previous day that killed twenty-two people, including five children, in Pryluky. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed a response to the attacks, warning of increasing civilian casualties and power outages as Russia intensifies its pre-winter offensive.

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Ukraine’s Zelensky accuses US of inaction as Russian strikes kill nearly 80 in 2 days · assertive framing

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Hours after the strike on the embattled city of Kramatorsk tore through two buses, Zelensky criticised Washington’s effort to pursue economic ties with Russia while also seeking to mediate the more than four-year war. asserted

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Local authorities reported that a Russian guided aerial bomb killed two people in a village in southeastern Dnipropetrovsk and one person died in the western city of Ivano-Frankivsk. asserted

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Ukraine’s Zelensky accuses US of inaction as Russian strikes kill nearly 80 in 2 days

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