Sergei Lavrov. Photo: Getty Images

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a phone call that the Russian military is "beginning" systematic strikes on facilities in Kyiv that Russia claims are being used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Source: Russian Foreign Ministry in a statement

Details: The Russian Foreign Ministry claimed that Lavrov had "officially conveyed" information about the planned strikes to the American side.

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