Moscow warned of “consistent, systematic strikes on Kyiv targeting its military-industrial complex” and urged foreign nationals and diplomatic personnel to leave the city “as soon as possible.”Although such threats sound ominous, the question remains whether Moscow is truly announcing a new phase of the war. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry emphasized that the threats themselves are nothing new, as Russia has been striking Ukrainian cities and settlements week after week for more than four years.They assess that “the overall level of security threats posed by Russia to Kyiv and other cities remains the same as in previous months and years.” Shoigu: “A catastrophe — it was a deliberate attack” VIDEO New threats from Moscow: “European Union clearly has a surplus of diplomats and needs to reduce staff numbers“What has changed is the language the Kremlin is using to justify the attacks, and it is all tied to one specific event. Moscow accused Ukraine of deliberately killing 21 students last week in an attack on Starobilsk in the Luhansk region.Ukraine continues to insist that it struck a military facility in territory under Russian occupation. However, Moscow is now portraying the incident — which it claims was a deliberate attack on civilians — as a legitimate reason for retaliation.“An attempt to divert attention”Military analyst and former Ukrainian intelligence officer Ivan Stupak believes the escalation in rhetoric is a sign that Moscow is struggling to control the narrative surrounding the war.“When you have problems with the economy and within Russian society, pressure for revenge builds,” he says.Andriy Kovalenko of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council believes that, besides the attack in Luhansk, there are other reasons behind the threats. The first, he says, is Russia’s lack of success on the battlefield.“In the absence of strategic results on the battlefield, the Kremlin is trying to exert psychological pressure on Ukraine,” he adds.In short, the war, now entering its fifth year, is currently not unfolding in the direction Moscow had hoped for. The Washington-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assessed that “the character of the war is changing in favor of Ukrainian forces — at least for now.” The report states that Russia is losing more soldiers for smaller territorial gains, while its losses have exceeded the number of new recruits for five consecutive months.Russians threaten new attacks on KyivKyiv is still recovering from the latest Russian “retaliatory strike” over the weekend, when Russia launched nearly 600 drones and 90 missiles, mostly targeting the capital. Ukrainian air defenses destroyed most of the drones, but 35 missiles still hit their targets.The bombardment also included the rare use of at least one Russian Oreshnik hypersonic missile, equipped with six warheads and extremely difficult to intercept using conventional air defense systems. Analyst Stupak says the missile is primarily being used “for propaganda purposes.” So far, he notes, Russian Oreshnik missiles have carried only inert warheads and caused limited damage.Still, Kyiv would struggle to withstand repeated attacks of this scale. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his appeals to allies to send more air defense systems. Yurii Ihnat, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force, says the main problem remains “the limited number of interceptor missiles available to Ukrainian air defenses.” U.S.-made Patriot missile system systems remain the only effective weapon for intercepting Russian ballistic missiles, and there are not enough of them.
26.5.2026.
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A new phase of the war begins; Kyiv awaits "hell"
Russia carried out heavy attacks on Kyiv over the weekend and threatened new ones, increasing pressure on Ukraine, the BBC reports.
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