Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Monday announced what it described as the start of “systematic strikes” against Ukraine’s defense industry facilities in Kyiv, while urging foreign nationals and diplomatic personnel to leave the capital. In a statement, the ministry said the decision followed an alleged Ukrainian attack on a dormitory in the Russian-occupied city of Starobilsk in Luhansk region, claiming the incident had “exhausted Russia’s patience.”JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Moscow said Russian forces would target Ukrainian defense industry sites involved in the design, production, programming, and deployment of drones it alleges are used by Ukraine with “NATO assistance”. It also warned of possible strikes on what it called “decision-making centers” and military command posts. The ministry advised Kyiv residents to avoid military and administrative infrastructure and urged foreign citizens to leave the city “as soon as possible.” Starobilsk attack claims and conflicting accounts Russian officials said a Ukrainian drone strike hit a student dormitory and college complex in Starobilsk on May 22, reporting 21 dead and up to 63 injured. According to Russian-installed authorities in the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, the strike hit a vocational college and pedagogical university dormitory where 86 students aged 14 to 18 were reportedly present. They said search-and-rescue operations ended on May 23 after all victims were recovered.