Russia informs US of upcoming strikes on Kyiv

Russia’s foreign minister advised the U.S. secretary of state, Marco Rubio, that the U.S. should withdraw its personnel from Kyiv ahead of a Russian aerial assault on the Ukrainian capital.

Russia informs US of upcoming strikes on Kyiv

TL;DR

  • Russia's foreign minister advised the US to withdraw personnel from Kyiv due to impending Russian aerial assaults.
  • The strikes are in response to Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory.
  • Russia stated it would target "decision-making centers and command posts" and urged foreign citizens to leave Kyiv.
  • Russian forces recently launched a significant barrage of missiles and drones at Kyiv, including a nuclear-capable ballistic missile.
  • Overnight Saturday into Sunday, Russian forces launched 90 missiles and 600 drones at Ukraine.