Russia warns foreigners to leave Kyiv as it prepares ‘systematic strikes’
Key takeaways
- Moscow calls upcoming ‘systematic strikes’ on Ukrainian capital a response to Kyiv’s recent attack in Luhansk.
- In a statement, the Ministry of Defence said the strikes are in response to a Ukrainian drone attack last week that struck a student dorm in Starobilsk in the occupied Luhansk region, killing at least 18 people.
- Ukraine has raised its drone warfare capabilities in recent months, and has seen significant success in striking Russian targets, energy infrastructure in particular.
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Moscow calls upcoming ‘systematic strikes’ on Ukrainian capital a response to Kyiv’s recent attack in Luhansk.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Rescue workers try to put out a fire at a residential building after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine [Evgeniy Maloletka/AP]By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 25 May 202625 May 2026Russia has warned it plans to launch a “series of systematic strikes” on defence industrial facilities in Kyiv, and urged foreign citizens to leave the Ukrainian capital.
In a statement, the Ministry of Defence said the strikes are in response to a Ukrainian drone attack last week that struck a student dorm in Starobilsk in the occupied Luhansk region, killing at least 18 people.