Russia threatens more Kyiv strikes and tells foreign nationals to leave

Russia threatens more Kyiv strikes and tells foreign nationals to leaveJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleIan AikmanandLaura GozziReutersRussian strikes destroyed several buildings in the Ukrainian capital on SaturdayRussia has threatened to launch a fresh wave of "systematic strikes" against Kyiv, days after carrying out one of its largest attacks on the Ukrainian capital since the start of the war.The new strikes will target "decision-making centres and command posts", alongside drone manufacturing facilities in the city, Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement. Moscow has called for foreign nationals and diplomats to leave Kyiv "as soon as possible" and warned citizens to stay away from administrative and military buildings.Large-scale Russian strikes on Saturday night killed four and injured about 100 people in Kyiv and other areas, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.Moscow said that barrage and threatened further strikes were in response to what it claims was a deliberate Ukrainian attack on a student dormitory in the town of Starobilsk on Friday, in which Russian officials said 21 people were killed.Ukraine's military said its forces had struck an elite Russian military drone unit in the area, in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine, and had not targeted civilians.Russia has launched several waves of deadly missile and drone attacks on Kyiv since a brief ceasefire, that coincided with Moscow's annual Victory Day parade, expired earlier in May.Shortly after that, Russian strikes on Kyiv killed 24 people, including three children, in a block of flats.The city then suffered one of the biggest aerial assaults of the war overnight on Saturday. Videos posted on social media showed explosions lighting up the sky throughout the night, and many Kyiv residents reported blasts rocking the city as numerous civilian targets were hit.Russia employed dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles and hundreds of drones...