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Russia pledges to continue massive strikes on Kyiv, urges foreign diplomats to leave city

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On October 3, Russia announced it would persist with targeted strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in retaliation for what it calls terrorist acts by Ukraine against its own civilian targets. The Russian Foreign Ministry urged foreign diplomats and nationals to leave Kyiv due to potential dangers, stressing that any harm resulting from staying or entering the country is entirely their responsibility. Recent attacks have significantly disrupted life in Kyiv, particularly as winter approaches.

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On October 3, the Russian foreign ministry warned diplomats and foreigners to leave Kyiv due to impending "massive" strikes. Moscow has been intensifying its drone and missile barrages against Ukraine, particularly targeting key infrastructure in recent weeks. The statement emphasized that responsibility for any negative consequences rests entirely with those who ignore this warning. In response, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to escalate attacks on Russian oil refineries without targeting civilians, reacting to Moscow's new policy aimed at forcing people out of Kyiv and other cities. Russia’s Defence Ministry announced it would intensify strikes on military facilities and related infrastructure in Kyiv and across Ukraine after President Zelensky's comments. This escalation has left the capital's 3 million residents facing severe disruptions as winter approaches.

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In a statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that "in response to the Ukrainian Armed Forces' terrorist acts against the civilian population and civilian infrastructure of our country, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are continuing to systematically carry out targeted strikes on military facilities in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities". "

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Russia pledges to continue massive strikes on Kyiv, urges foreign diplomats to leave city · assertive framing

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Russia pledges to continue massive strikes on Kyiv, urges foreign diplomats to leave city Oct 3 - asserted

Russia → pledge → city

Russia said on Saturday it would continue to carry out targeted retaliatory strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities and urged foreign nationals and diplomats to leave the capital. asserted

it → say → capital

Forces → say → Kyiv

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs once again warns foreign nationals, including diplomatic mission staff, against staying in Ukraine or travelling to its territory. asserted

Ministry → warn → territory

"Responsibility for any adverse consequences lies entirely with those who ignore this warning," the ministry said. asserted

ministry → lie → warning

Russia has recently escalated strikes on infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, hitting a bridge across the Dnipro river in an air attack on Saturday. asserted

Russia → escalate → Saturday

The intensifying campaign has upended life for the capital's 3 million residents ahead of the bitter winter months. asserted

campaign → intensify → months

Russian President Vladimir Putin said this week that Ukraine was paying the price for its own attacks on Russia and would continue to do so as Moscow's forces systematically strike different targets there. asserted

forces → say → targets

Both Russia and Ukraine have stepped up attacks on the other side's grain vessels in the Black Sea in recent months, while Russian oil refineries and other enterprises continue to come under Ukrainian shelling and Ukrainian drones kill civilians in Russian border regions. asserted

drones → step → regions

Both sides deny targeting civilians or civilian infrastructure. asserted

sides → deny → civilians