Russia has threatened to launch a fresh wave of "systematic strikes" against Kyiv, days after carrying out one of its largest attacks on the Ukrainian capital since the start of the war. The new strikes will target "decision-making centres and command posts", alongside drone manufacturing facilities in the city, Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement. Moscow has called for foreign nationals and diplomats to leave Kyiv "as soon as possible" and warned citizens to stay away from administrative and military buildings. Ukraine said Russia's threats were "nothing short of shameless blackmail" and urged allies to increase pressure on Moscow. With its warning to foreign nationals, Moscow is "effectively admitting that its shelling is aimed, among other things, at intimidating the foreign diplomatic corps", the statement continued. It said Russian strikes on Kyiv "have not ceased for virtually a single week" since the start of the war, and the overall security threat posed by Moscow "remains the same as in previous years or months".
Published: May 25, 2026 5:42 pm
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