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Russia Threatens New Strikes on Kyiv, Urges Foreigners to Leave Amid Escalation

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Russia has threatened to launch "systematic strikes" on Kyiv, targeting "decision-making centres and command posts" and drone manufacturing facilities, and has urged foreign nationals and diplomats to leave the city. This warning follows a recent escalation of attacks, including a large-scale aerial assault over the weekend that killed four people and injured approximately 100 others in and around Kyiv. Ukraine has condemned the threat as "shameless blackmail" and accused Moscow of attempting to intimidate the international diplomatic community.

• Russia claimed its recent attacks were retaliation for a Ukrainian strike on a student dormitory in Starobilsk, where Russian authorities reported 21 deaths, a claim Ukraine denies, stating its forces targeted a Russian drone unit.
• The weekend's heavy aerial assault involved dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones, causing significant damage to infrastructure in Kyiv.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin had previously ordered his army to retaliate for an alleged Ukrainian attack on a vocational school in Luhansk.
• Russia confirmed the use of advanced weaponry, including the Oreshnik hypersonic missile, which travels at speeds exceeding Mach 10 and can carry nuclear warheads.