Russian attacks on two civilian buses in the frontline city of Kramatorsk, Ukraine, have killed 33 people and injured 18, according to rescue officials. Vadym Filashkin, head of the Donetsk region, accused Russia of deliberately targeting passenger buses to inflict as many civilian casualties as possible. The attacks come amid a significant increase in Russian assaults on Ukraine, leading to a sharp rise in civilian casualties. UN data shows that civilian deaths in Ukraine this year through August have already surpassed the total for all of 2025. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered condolences to the victims' families and called on international partners for "concrete actions" and new defense solutions.