War-weary Kyiv residents defiant over Russian threat of new strikes


A man walks through debris of a demolished market, which was hit during yesterday's Russian missile and drone attack, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 25, 2026. REUTERS/Alina Smutko

KYIV, May 26 (Reuters) - Kyiv residents and ⁠foreign embassies are shrugging off Moscow's threat of a wave of heavy strikes on the Ukrainian capital as nothing ⁠new after years of war, displaying a defiant confidence in carrying on with their lives.

Russia, which has relentlessly ‌attacked Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, since launching its full-scale invasion in 2022, said on Monday it intended to launch "systematic strikes" on targets in Kyiv and urged foreigners and diplomats to leave.

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