Russia threatens massive strikes against Ukraine and urges foreigners to leave

Russia said it will continue massive strikes on Ukrainian cities and urged foreigners to leave the country. The corresponding official statement was published by the Russian Foreign Ministry on October 3.

The document speaks of further strikes by the Russian armed forces on facilities in Kyiv and other cities, which the agency describes as “military targets”. The ministry repeatedly warned foreign nationals, including diplomatic mission staff, against staying near such facilities.

Separately, the Russian agency strongly recommended that foreigners leave Kyiv and refrain from traveling to Ukraine. It phrased its threats in the Russian Foreign Ministry‘s statement as follows:

“The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will continue to inflict massive strikes of retribution. The Russian Foreign Ministry once again warns foreign nationals, including diplomatic mission staff, against remaining in Ukraine and traveling to its territory. Responsibility for any possible negative consequences lies entirely and fully with those who ignore this warning.”

Earlier we wrote:

• Putin threatened Ukraine with massive strikes on its energy infrastructure
• Russia used two-thirds of its annual “Zircon” production in 19 days of July
• Russia is preparing a new massive strike: Zelensky urged Ukrainians not to ignore alerts
• Russia is using “Victory Day” to blackmail Ukraine with new strikes
• Massive Russian attack on Ukraine: Mykolaiv region repelled drones, other regions — without power and with wounded