The Russian Foreign Ministry has claimed that Russian forces are beginning "systematic continuous strikes" against Ukrainian defence industry companies and "decision-making centres" in Kyiv.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia

Details: The ministry claimed the decision was prompted by an attack on a college building and an accommodation in Starobilsk, a part of Luhansk Oblast currently occupied by Russia.

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According to the statement, the strikes would target locations involved in the "design, production, programming and preparation for the use of drones", as well as "decision-making centres" and command posts.