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Russia threatens fresh Kyiv strikes, warns foreigners to leave

Un bâtiment endommagé du Musée de Tchernobyl après une attaque russe à la roquette à Kiev, en Ukraine, le dimanche 24 mai 2026
Un bâtiment endommagé du Musée de Tchernobyl après une attaque russe à la roquette à Kiev, en Ukraine, le dimanche 24 mai 2026. AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky - Efrem Lukatsky

Russia said Monday it would intensify strikes on Kyiv, targeting what it called Ukraine’s “decision-making centres”, and urged foreign diplomats and civilians to evacuate the capital. The warning followed a weekend barrage of drones, missiles and hypersonic weapons that killed four people, as Moscow vowed retaliation for an alleged Ukrainian attack in occupied Lugansk.

Russia said Monday it planned to launch more strikes on Kyiv, including on its "decision-making centres", and repeated a call for foreign citizens and diplomats to leave the city.

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