Russia said on Monday that it intended to launch "systematic strikes" on targets in Kyiv linked to the Ukrainian military as well as decision-making centers, and urged foreigners to leave, a day after one of its heaviest bombardments of the city since the start of the war.

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

The ministry advised Kyiv residents to avoid military and administrative infrastructure and urged foreign citizens to leave the city “as soon as possible.”