Smoke rises following overnight Russian strikes on Kyiv on Sunday amid the Russian invasion. More than 600 drones and 90 missiles struck several sites across Kyiv overnight on Sunday, resulting in multiple fatalities and more than 80 injuries, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo by Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA
May 25 (UPI) -- Russia on Monday warned the United States it will continue targeting "decision-making centers" in Kyiv and advised Washington to evacuate its personnel from Ukrainian capital as it ratcheted up pressure in the conflict.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a phone conversation the Russian Armed Forces are now launching "systematic and consistent strikes against facilities in Kyiv used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and against the relevant decision-making centers," according to a readout supplied by the Kremlin.
The Russian assault is in response to "the Kyiv regime's ongoing terrorist attacks against civilians and civilian objects on Russian territory," the statement said.
Lavrov also warned Rubio that the United States, "along with other states with missions in Kyiv, ensure the evacuation of their diplomatic personnel and other citizens from the Ukrainian capital."
