Washington — The U.S. and some European nations appear to have dismissed a Russian warning for foreign nationals to evacuate Ukraine’s capital ahead of increased strikes on the city. Analysts say the threat comes as battlefield momentum may be beginning to shift in Ukraine’s favor.
Moscow threatened on Monday to “systematically strike at Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprises in Kyiv” in retaliation for an alleged Ukrainian drone attack on Friday that Russia claims hit a student dormitory in the occupied Luhansk region, killed at least 21 people and wounding 42.
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