Russia pledges to continue massive strikes on Kyiv, urges foreign diplomats to leave city
- 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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Russia expressed concern that its warnings had gone unheeded and a number of foreign embassies continued to operate in Kyiv.
Moscow has been intensifying its attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure for days and warning foreign visitors and diplomats of a stay in Kiev.
Putin’s scary Kyiv warning: why is Russia urging foreigners and diplomats to flee Ukrainian capital?
Russia has issued a fresh warning to foreign nationals and diplomatic personnel in Ukraine, urging them to leave Kyiv and avoid travelling to the country as Moscow says it will continue targeted retaliatory strikes. The warning comes amid a renewed Russian air campaign against Kyiv, including attacks on key infrastructure, and has raised questions over whether further strikes could be imminent.
Russia this Saturday urged diplomats and foreign citizens to leave Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, and warned that the city will be the target of new air strikes “massive of reprisals” against what they call “military targets”, a few hours after a bombing reached another important bridge of the city. This very day, the invaders ... Continue reading “Russia urges diplomats to leave Kiev and announces new air attacks “massive of reprisals”
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