Russia vows new Kyiv strikes, orders foreigners out — SkimNews
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- Russia announced a new wave of systematic strikes on Kyiv, targeting decision‑making centres, command posts and drone factories.
- Russia urged foreign nationals and diplomats to leave Kyiv immediately and warned civilians to avoid administrative and military buildings.
- Zelensky reported that the latest Russian assault killed four civilians and injured roughly 100 people in Kyiv and surrounding areas.
- Moscow said the attacks were retaliation for a Ukrainian strike on a student dormitory in Starobilsk that it claims killed 21 people.
- Ukraine's military said it targeted an elite Russian drone unit in occupied eastern Ukraine, not civilians, in the Starobilsk incident.
Why it matters: Over 60 Ukrainian civilians have been killed, eroding public safety, while Russia's push for foreign diplomats to flee weakens Kyiv's diplomatic support and prompts Ukraine to demand harsher sanctions.
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