Several dead and injured, police say, after bus crashes into bus stop in Stockholm – as it happened

4.34pm GMT
Closing summary

… and on that note, it’s a wrap!

Several people were reported injured and dead after a bus crashed into a bus shelter in Stockholm (16:25).
Sweden’s prime minister Ulf Kristersson paid tribute to those affected by the crash, saying the cause of the crash was still being investigated (17:21), with local authorities indicating “no evidence” of a deliberate attack (17:19).
Early media reports suggested that at least five people were injured, with conflicting reports about the number of dead (17:13).
The latest police updates are available here.

Separately,

At least six people died and 35 were injured in Russia’s overnight “wicked” attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, drawing widespread condemnation from the country’s leadership and European leaders (9:44, 10:04, 10:20, 11:43, 12:44, 13:13, 13:23, 13:57, 14:18).
US billionaire Elon Musk clashed with the European Commission, posting a series of posts targeting the commission’s president Ursula von der Leyen, as the bloc steps up its efforts to fight disinformation (12:16, 16:21)
French police immobilised a man wielding a knife at Paris’ Montparnasse train station on Friday (15:34), after he had threatened his wife and children earlier in the day and resisted his arrest (16:01).

And that’s all from me, Jakub Krupa, for today.
If you have any tips, comments or suggestions, email me at jakub.krupa@theguardian.com.
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4.21pm GMT
'We do not yet know cause' of bus crash, Swedish PM says

Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson responded to the incident on social media.
He stressed the authorities did not know the cause of the crash, adding that “right now my thoughts are primarily with those who have been affected and their loved ones.”
“Police, ambulance, and rescue services now have a very difficult and important job to do. I urge everyone to show consideration and understanding for their tasks,” he said.

Updated at 4.21pm GMT

4.19pm GMT

A spokesperson for Stockholm’s rescue services said they had no information pointing to the bus crash being an attack, but the cause remained under investigation.

4.13pm GMT

The Swedish media are reporting that at least five people were injured in the crash, with conflicting reports about the number of dead.
We will wait for the official police update and bring it here when it is available.

Updated at 4.13pm GMT

3.42pm GMT

The latest police update says that investigators are working to secure the scene for any clues as to the cause of the crash.

3.41pm GMT
Bus crash in Stockholm - first pictures

A bus crashed into a bus shelter in central Stockholm on Friday afternoon. Photograph: Henrik Montgomery/TT/Shutterstock

3.25pm GMT
Several injured, dead in bus crash in Stockholm, police say

We are now getting worrying reports from Stockholm, with the Swedish police saying there is a number of injured and dead people after a bus crashed into a bus stop on Valhallavägen near the University of Technology.
The cause of the crash is not yet known, it said.
The police did not release any further information on the casualties.

Updated at 3.26pm GMT

3.21pm GMT
Musk's comments 'sign he feels concerned' by EU's disinformation push, bloc says

in Brussels
The European Commission is playing it cool after sniping from tech billionaire Elon Musk about the EU’s latest plan to tackle online disinformation.
Musk, who has 229 million users on the X platform that he owns, criticised the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in a couple of social media posts, where he claimed, wrongly, that she had been appointed by a committee (12:16).
A spokesperson for the Commission said:

”We very much welcome Mr Musk’s interest in our European Democracy shield.
It is a sign that he feels concerned by it.”

His original post responded to one by von der Leyen extolling the European “democracy shield”, a series of initiatives to tackle online disinformation and foreign meddling in European elections.

3.21pm GMT

We also have an update on Elon Musk’s latest clash with the European Commission, so let’s cross to Jennifer Rankin in Brussels for her story.

3.01pm GMT

We are getting a bit more detail on that Paris incident (15:34).
A police source told Reuters the man had threatened his wife and children in a Paris suburb before taking a train destined for Montparnasse where police were waiting for him.
When officers confronted the man, he threatened to kill himself and was then shot in the legs, the source said.
The incident comes at a time of heightened alert as the country marked the 10th anniversary of the 2015 Paris terror attacks yesterday.

2.34pm GMT
French police take down man armed with knife at Paris station, prosecutor says

Elsewhere, French police immobilised a man wielding a knife at Paris’ Montparnasse train station on Friday, the Paris prosecutor’s office said.
The prosecutor’s office said an officer used his “weapon” on the man, who then inflicted knife wounds on himself. French media reported at least one gun shot was heard, Reuters reported.
Le Figaro reported that the man was allegedly wanted in relation to domestic violence and pulled the knife on police officers seeking to arrest him.

Updated at 2.55pm GMT

1.51pm GMT
EU to continue fighting against hybrid threats, foreign policy chief Kallas says

Meanwhile, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the EU will continue its work protecting itself against hybrid threats and will refuse to accept it “as the new normal.”
Reuters reported that she also said the European Commission’s military mobility plan would include pooling transport resources of member states and proposals to make permit processes faster.

1.29pm GMT
Russia open to further peace talks with US in Budapest

We are also getting some lines from Russia’s foreign ministry, with spokesperson Maria Zakharova telling reporters that contacts between the two sides would continue if needed.
She insisted Moscow remained open to the idea a Budapest meeting, if it was to build on the discussions between Russia’s Putin and Trump in Alaska earlier this year.
Zakharova also dismissed recent warnings from a German general that Russia could try to attack Nato, claiming that it was “part of a campaign to brainwash the population in order to justify their own mistakes, calculations and crimes.”

1.18pm GMT
It would be 'absurd' for Italy to not continue Ukraine aid, defence minister says

Speaking at the same conference, Italian defence minister Guido Crosetto said it would be “absurd” for Italy to not continue its military and civilian aid to Ukraine, Reuters reported.
Crosetto said he had signed off on sending a 12th package of support for Kyiv. He also mentioned that Italy would help Ukraine’s energy supplies during the winter months by sending electrical generators.

Updated at 1.29pm GMT

12.57pm GMT
Russian attacks on Kyiv show 'contempt for humanity,' Germany's Pistorius says

German defence minister Boris Pistorius said the Russian overnight attacks on Ukraine showed Moscow’s “contempt for humanity” and violated international law.
He said:

“It is very evident and clear that Putin aims to make winter as unbearable as possible for Ukraine, to destroy morale and break the resistance of the Ukrainian people. He is not succeeding in this.”

Pistorius also announced that Berlin will give at least €150m towards the next Nato’s Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List to help fund US weapons to be delivered to Ukraine.
His comments come a day after Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden announced plans to fund a separate €430m package for Ukraine.

12.23pm GMT
EU 'will not allow indifference to creep in', parliament president says after overnight Kyiv attacks

The European parliament president Roberta Metsola has vowed to “not allow indifference to creep in” to European responses to Russian strikes on Ukraine, condemning Russia’s aggression on Kyiv overnight.
In a post on X, she said:

“Terrible scenes in Kyiv after last night’s sustained, indiscriminate, bombardment of residential areas by Russia. All my thoughts are with the victims, including the children, and their families.
More innocent people have been forced to pay the ultimate price for Russia’s illegal war.
We will not allow indifference to creep in and we will never accept the normalisation of aggression. @Europarl_EN will keep standing with the people of Ukraine as they fight for their freedom.”

12.14pm GMT
Russia says Ukraine tried to attack Novovoronezh nuclear power plant with drones

Meanwhile, Russia said that around eight Ukrainian drones had tried to attack the Novovoronezh nuclear power plant in southwest Russia overnight, but all were shot down.
Alexei Likhachev, CEO of state nuclear corporation Rosatom, said several units of the plant were disconnected from the grid, but operations were restored in the morning, Reuters reported.

12.13pm GMT

We have just had an update on the death toll from the overnight attack on Kyiv, via AFP, with authorities now reporting six people dead.

11.44am GMT
Russia launches massive attack on Kyiv – video

11.16am GMT
Elon Musk takes aim at EU's von der Leyen as bloc steps up its digital efforts

in Brussels
In other news …
The tech billionaire Elon Musk has been sniping at the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, in response to the EU’s latest effort to combat disinformation.
Musk, a prolific user of the X platform he owns, questioned why von der Leyen was not directly elected by European voters, a frequent complaint of Eurosceptics.
In one error-laden post viewed by nearly 20 million people, he said:

“The leader of the EU should be elected by the people of the EU, not appointed by a committee!”

Von der Leyen is not “the” EU leader. Nor was she appointed by a committee.
As plenty of X users were quick to point out, the EU is not a government, has numerous leaders in charge of different institutions and countries, while von der Leyen was appointed by 27 heads of state and government and elected by the European parliament.
Predictably, Musk was praised by those who share his opinion, notably the chief of staff to Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán.
Musk was responding to a post on X from the commission promoting the EU’s “democracy shield,” a plan to combat disinformation and meddling in European elections that was published on Wednesday.
The European Commission did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
But Musk’s aggressive criticism is a difficult issue for the commission, which is under pressure from US tech companies and Donald Trump to weaken its digital laws.
The EU executive has also faced criticism in Europe for slow progress in finalising an investigation into potential deceptive practices by X among other allegations, which was opened in December 2023.
The EU official in charge of this investigation, executive vice-president Henna Virkkunen, was asked on Wednesday when the commission would conclude its investigation. Without referring to any specific company, she said the commission would be able to conclude some of its investigations “in the next weeks and months”.
The investigation on X falls under the EU’s Digital Services Act (to protect against internet harms) while other tech companies are being probed through the Digital Markets Act (to ensure fair competition).
Virkunnen told reporters:

“These are new pieces of legislation and we have really to collect all the evidence before we are making decisions.”

10.43am GMT
Overnight attack on Kyiv — in pictures

10.20am GMT
Ukrainian drones force suspension of oil exports at key Russian port

Elsewhere, Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, a key outlet for Russian commodity shipments, suspended oil exports after what authorities said was a major Ukrainian drone attack, two industry sources told Reuters.
The attack, one of the biggest on Russian oil-exporting infrastructure in recent months, comes after Ukraine in August stepped up strikes on Russian oil refineries in an attempt to degrade Moscow’s ability to finance its war, Reuters noted.

10.03am GMT
Hungary looks to sue EU over ban on Russian gas imports

Meanwhile, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán said that his government would take the European Union to court over its decision last month to phase out Russian gas imports, AFP reported.
The agency noted that Hungary – the Kremlin’s closest ally in the 27-nation EU – still depends heavily on Russian energy imports despite Moscow invading Ukraine in 2022.
EU countries last month agreed to phase out their remaining gas imports from Russia by the end of 2027. All but Hungary and Slovakia supported the latest move, according to diplomats.
“We do not accept this obviously unlawful solution contrary to European values, which was chosen by Brussels to shut down a national government that disagrees with it,” Orban told state radio in his weekly interview.

“We are turning to the European court of justice.”

“This is no longer a sanction but a trade policy measure,” he continued of the EU decision.
The nationalist premier added he was also “looking for other, non-legal” means to dissuade Brussels but said he would not give details for now, AFP said.

9.23am GMT
Zelenskyy to visit Macron in Paris on Monday

And it looks like Zelenskyy will be also making trips to brief some leaders in person, as the Élysée Palace has just announced that the Ukrainian president will visit France’s Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday.
The French president will “reaffirm … France’s commitment to Ukraine’s security,” and the pair will also discuss cooperations in areas such as energy, defence, and the economy, Reuters reported.

Updated at 9.24am GMT

9.20am GMT
Zelenskyy tasks diplomats with briefing partners on Russian strikes on civilian, energy targets

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has issued a further update after overnight attacks on Ukraine, saying he tasked the country’s diplomats to “fully brief our partners on the Russian attacks, their nature and their chosen targets.”
“Russia continues its terror against Ukrainian cities, specifically against civilian infrastructure – and the key targets for Russia last night were residential areas in Kyiv and energy facilities,” he said.
Curiously, Zelenskyy also disclosed that Ukraine used “Long Neptune” missiles for strikes against targets in Russia, which he said was “our entirely just response to Russia’s ongoing terror.”
“Ukrainian missiles are delivering increasingly significant and precise results virtually every month,” he said.

9.04am GMT
'Families went to sleep expecting normal night and faced terror from sky,' Ukrainian PM says

Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko also called the attack “unprecedented,” saying that around 30 residential buildings in Kyiv were hit.
She said 26 people were injured, including two children and a pregnant woman.

These are families who went to sleep expecting a normal night, and instead faced terror from the sky.

She added:
“Every such attack underscores a clear and urgent truth: Ukraine needs air defences and decisive steps to increase pressure on the aggressor. The long-awaited decision on frozen Russian assets must move forward without delay. This is a strategic necessity.”

8.44am GMT
Zelenskyy condemns 'wicked' attack on Ukraine

Russia has launched a “wicked” attack on Ukraine overnight with 430 drones and 18 missiles, with the country’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying was “deliberately calculated” and “aimed at causing maximum harm to people and civilian infrastructure.”
At least four people were killed, with “dozens” wounded, including children, he said.
The attack largely targeted Kyiv, hitting “almost every district” of the capital, the head of the city’s military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said on social media.

Related: Russia attacks ‘every district’ of Kyiv, sparking fires across Ukrainian capital

In his comments after the attack, Zelenskyy repeated his call that “the world must stop these attacks … with sanctions,” warning that “Russia is still able to sell oil and build its schemes.”
“All of this must end. A great deal of work is under way with partners to strengthen our air defence, but it is not enough. We need reinforcement with additional systems and interceptor missiles,” he said, calling for help from the EU and the US.
We will follow all reactions to the attack.
It’s Friday, 14 November 2025, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.
Good morning.

Updated at 11.55am GMT