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Russia Renews Warning for Diplomats to Leave Kyiv Amid "Massive" Strike Threat
- •Russia has renewed its warning for foreign nationals and diplomats to leave Kyiv, citing ongoing "massive retaliatory strikes."
- •The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that individuals remaining in Kyiv are "knowingly exposing themselves to mortal danger."
- •Ukraine's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Heorhii Tykhyi, confirmed that no foreign diplomatic missions have formally notified Kyiv of relocation plans.
- •Reports suggest some Western diplomatic missions are developing contingency plans to move staff to Lviv or eastern Poland if Russia targets diplomatic facilities.
- •Russian strikes have disrupted Kyiv's infrastructure, with the Northern Bridge hit and previous drone strikes affecting the Southern Bridge.
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Russia renewed its warning for foreign nationals and diplomats to leave Kyiv due to ongoing threats of massive retaliatory strikes by its armed forces. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that individuals remaining in the capital are knowingly exposing themselves to mortal danger.
Ukraine reported that no foreign diplomatic missions have formally notified Kyiv of plans to relocate from the capital. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi stated that no such requests or notifications had been received as of Friday evening.
The Northern Bridge over the Dnipro River was hit during a Russian air attack, damaging the road surface and overhead trolleybus cables and forcing traffic to be suspended. This followed earlier drone strikes on Kyiv's Southern Bridge that also disrupted traffic.
