Kiev is in Russia’s crosshairs.
After Ukraine killed 21 students in a college dorm in Luhansk oblast, Russia retaliated yesterday (24) with a massive combined drone-missile attack on Kiev.
The strikes on Ukraine’s capital were one of the heaviest in the war, and even the new hypersonic Oreshnik (‘Hazel’) missile was used.
Russia hit Ukraine with one of its biggest strikes in years overnight Around 700 drones and 100 missiles, including Oreshniks, were fired at Kiev alone
The attack comes in response to the Lugansk dormitory strike that killed 21 people between the ages of 17 and 22 https://t.co/mZ3vS7lGhk pic.twitter.com/3HoqGBiwTO
— The Other Side Media (@TheOtherSideRu) May 24, 2026
But that was not the full extent of Moscow’s retribution, as it warned of ‘systematic strikes’ on military targets in Kiev.
Russia will strike Kiev military-industrial facilities in response to targeted attack on civilians in Starobelsk — Russian Foreign Ministry The strikes will target decision-making centers and command posts in Ukraine
Diplomats are advised to leave Kiev as soon as possible pic.twitter.com/zsYZM95c7o
— RT (@RT_com) May 25, 2026
RT reported:
“The [Foreign] ministry made the statement on Monday, a day after a large-scale retaliatory strike on Kiev, prompted by the drone attack on the college in the Lugansk People’s Republic. The Ukrainian strike killed at least 21 people in their dormitory, mainly teenage girls.
The Starobelsk attack has become yet another testament to ‘the Nazi and terrorist nature of the Kiev regime, which deliberately targets civilians and does not hesitate to murder children in cold blood’, the ministry said, warning that Moscow is shifting its approach to the Ukraine conflict.
‘This was the last straw. Under these circumstances, the Russian Armed Forces will be launching systematic strikes against the Ukrainian military-industrial complex in Kiev, including locations where UAVs are designed, manufactured, programmed, and prepared for use’, the ministry said, adding that the campaign will also affect ‘decision-making centers and command posts.”
Watch: aftermath of Russian strike on Kiev.
Heavy Russian ballistic missile strikes hit central Kyiv overnight, with reports of shopping centers, apartment blocks, and residential areas damaged
An Oreshnik system was also reportedly used near Bila Tserkva close to Kyiv
Casualty figures are still emerging as… pic.twitter.com/JvElBV1NVh
— WAR (@warsurv) May 24, 2026
The massive strike that used 90 missiles and 600 drones was apparently just the beginning of a dire season for Kiev.
“The designated targets are spread all over Kiev, the ministry noted, urging foreign nationals, including diplomats and representatives of international organizations, to leave the Ukrainian capital immediately. It also warned the city’s residents to stay away from the ‘military and administrative infrastructure facilities of the Zelensky regime’.”
Given the continued terrorist attacks by the Kiev regime against Russian civilians, @mod_russia will be targeting Ukrainian defence industry facilities in Kiev. Foreign nationals, including diplomatic missions & staff, should leave the city ASAP.https://t.co/yUFj4twX81 pic.twitter.com/9Hu0lPauvH
— MFA Russia
(@mfa_russia) May 25, 2026
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