Russia issued a stark warning to the United States on Monday to evacuate its citizens and diplomats from Kyiv before a planned wave of "systematic" missile strikes.
The threat follows a massive bombardment on May 24 that featured the rare use of the Oreshnik, a nuclear-capable hypersonic ballistic missile. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivered the message directly to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, claiming that future strikes will target military sites and government "decision-making centers." While Western allies have largely dismissed the warning as a psychological scare tactic, Ukrainian air defenses remain on high alert for a potentially catastrophic escalation.
Military analysts are monitoring the capital to see if the Kremlin shifts from a regional stalemate to a total siege of the city.
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