Russian strikes kill 30 in Kramatorsk as Kyiv blackouts worsen — SkimNews
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- Russian-guided bomb exploded next to public buses in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, killing 30 people and prompting suspension of public transport; authorities said follow-up Russian drone attacks hampered the rescue effort.
- Wednesday's Russian missile strike on the northern town of Pryluky killed 22 people including five children and wounded 54; Zelensky visited the rubble of a residential building with British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who announced new sanctions on Russia.
- Zelensky said a Ukrainian delegation will meet U.S. President Donald Trump's representatives Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff for two days beginning Friday to discuss strengthening Ukraine's air defenses, appealing for NATO supplies of anti-ballistic capabilities, aircraft ammunition, and interceptors.
- Kyiv police defused two unexploded ballistic missile warheads weighing about half a ton each near residential buildings, while national grid operator Ukrenergo ordered emergency power outages in the capital and officials urged families to stockpile water and backup power.
- Ukraine's General Staff claimed forces struck a large oil refining and petrochemical complex in Salavat, roughly 1,200 km east of Moscow; Ukrainian drones also reached Omsk in western Siberia, more than 2,000 km from the border, with independent outlet Astra reporting a fire at the local oil refinery.
- Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Ankara presented proposals to both Russia and Ukraine aimed at protecting Black Sea civilian shipping, warning that commercial trade and grain exports could be disrupted by escalating offensives.
Why it matters: Russia is hitting civilian energy, transport, and residential infrastructure in a stated campaign to pressure Ukraine ahead of winter, with 52 confirmed deaths in two days and emergency blackouts imposed in Kyiv — a tempo that has pushed Zelensky to seek direct U.S. air-defense talks with Kushner and Witkoff and triggered fresh British sanctions.
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