Russian missile strike on Ukraine kills 30 on packed city buses, as Moscow says

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.

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.

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.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday in Moscow that he didn't see a "clear path" to any peaceful resolution to the war, which was sparked by Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Reuters news agency his country would double down on attacking Russian oil refineries in response to what he said were expanding Russian tactics aimed at forcing people to abandon Kyiv and other major cities by increasingly targeting civilian infrastructure. Zelenskyy stressed that Ukraine would not target Russian civilians.

Russia has always denied targeting civilians, despite regular attacks on residential buildings throughout the war. But the foreign ministry in Moscow, in a recent statement, urged foreign nationals and diplomatic personnel to leave the Ukrainian capital, warning of "systematic and sustained strikes against military targets in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities."

Ukraine's military did not provide details about the strike but said the refinery was supplying fuel to Russia's forces.

Visiting Pryluky in northern Ukraine on Thursday morning, Zelenskyy reiterated his request for the U.S. to increase pressure on Russia, adding that Ukrainian negotiators would visit the U.S. for discussions on Friday and Saturday.

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