{"id":112647,"date":"2026-05-26T05:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T02:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/russia-announces-new-strikes-on-kiev-and-threatens-to-target-ukraines-command-centers-and-defense-industry\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T15:04:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:04:25","slug":"russia-announces-new-strikes-on-kiev-and-threatens-to-target-ukraines-command-centers-and-defense-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/russia-announces-new-strikes-on-kiev-and-threatens-to-target-ukraines-command-centers-and-defense-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia announces new strikes on Kiev and threatens to target Ukraine&#8217;s command centers and defense industry."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Russia has announced that it will intensify attacks on Kiev and that the new strikes will target decision-making centers, command points, and defense industry facilities in the Ukrainian capital.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement was made by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which stated that the measure comes as a response to a Ukrainian drone attack on a target in the Lugansk region occupied by Russian forces, notes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/ukraine-russia-war\/\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moscow maintains that the target of the attack was a student dormitory, however Ukrainian authorities assert that the destroyed building housed the headquarters of the Russian drone unit Rubicon.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new threats come after one of the most powerful attacks launched by Russia on Ukraine this year. On the night of May 24, Russian forces launched a massive missile and drone attack on Kiev and other Ukrainian regions.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Volodimir Zelenski announced that the toll has reached four dead and 83 injured.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;It was a massive attack &#8211; 90 missiles of various types, including 36 ballistic ones. 600 drones were also launched. 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