Russia pledges to continue massive strikes on Kyiv, urges foreign diplomats to leave city
The Foreign Ministry said foreigners face mortal danger and urged embassies to stay away as Moscow vows to keep up retaliatory strikes.
- On Saturday, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced it will continue targeted strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, urging foreign nationals and diplomatic staff to leave the capital immediately.
- Russia has recently escalated attacks on infrastructure in the capital, hitting a bridge across the Dnipro river on Friday as part of an intensifying campaign against Ukrainian targets.
- The Russian Ministry stated strikes target military facilities "in response to the Ukrainian Armed Forces' terrorist acts," claiming "responsibility for any adverse consequences lies entirely with those who ignore this warning."
- Life for Kyiv's 3 million residents has been upended by the intensifying campaign, creating severe uncertainty ahead of the bitter winter months.
- Both Russia and Ukraine have escalated attacks on grain vessels in the Black Sea and oil refineries in recent months, while Russian President Vladimir Putin claims Ukraine pays for its own attacks on Russia.
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The spokesman for the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, quoted by the Tass: "Our armed forces continue their work"
Russia threatens more strikes on Ukraine, urges foreigners to leave
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced that mass strikes on Ukraine will continue and has advised foreigners, including embassy staff, to avoid traveling to the country. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said authorities are prepared for further attacks. Peskov reiterated the Kremlin’s readiness to carry out large-scale attacks on Ukraine in a new statement. He added that Russian leaders have repeatedly issued what he called “warnings” about t…
Russia is trying to disclaim responsibility, says Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide (Ap) after Russia warned foreign citizens over the weekend.
Moscow called on foreign diplomats to leave Ukraine, but no country complied with the request.
The departure of the European diplomats from Kiev now would not be an official communiqué anymore. It would be a moral blow with the booming Russian bombing campaign. Symbolic is becoming more and more relevant when the reaction drones and Russian missiles are directed daily against the metropolis. Ukraine, the European Union and Russia understand it. The cascade of headlines before a possible transfer of diplomatic delegations would only increa…
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