Lavrov tells Rubio Russia will launch strikes on Kyiv military-related sites

Moscow, Russia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday that Moscow had decided to launch strikes on sites in Kyiv linked to the Ukrainian military, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Russian statement

A statement on the ministry’s website said Lavrov told Rubio by telephone that the move was initiated “in response to the continuing terrorist attacks by the Kyiv regime against the peaceful population and civilian sites on Russian territory.”

Military targets

The ministry said Russia’s armed forces “are starting systematic strikes on facilities located in Kyiv that are used for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as on centres where the corresponding decisions are being made.”