‘Leave Kyiv’: Why Russia’s latest Ukraine threat is a major escalation
Key takeaways
- Russia and Ukraine have been at war since February 2022 and have not yet agreed on a peace deal.
- In a statement issued on Monday, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it planned to target “decision-making centres and command posts” and drone manufacturing facilities in the Ukrainian city in a series of strikes.
- The ministry’s statement also urged Kyiv residents to avoid all military and administrative infrastructure facilities in the capital, which could be potential targets.
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Russia and Ukraine have been at war since February 2022 and have not yet agreed on a peace deal.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gestures at a joint news conference in Moscow, Russia [File: Maxim Shipenkov/Pool/via EPA]By Priyanka Shankar Published On 26 May 202626 May 2026Russia has urged foreigners to leave in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, and warned of more strikes on the city, suggesting a major escalation in its more-than-four-year-long war on Ukraine.
In a statement issued on Monday, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it planned to target “decision-making centres and command posts” and drone manufacturing facilities in the Ukrainian city in a series of strikes.