Russia announces targets for 'retaliatory attacks' against Kyiv.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that military-related targets were attacked in Kyiv and several other areas of Ukraine.

Russian forces carried out a large-scale missile and drone strike targeting military-related objectives in Ukraine. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense , this attack was "in response to terrorist attacks by Kyiv."

Specifically, last night's attack reportedly focused on defense industrial facilities in the capital Kyiv, parts of the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions still under Ukrainian control, as well as in the Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Khmelnitsky and Sumy regions, the ministry said.

A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet carrying a Kinzhal hypersonic missile. (Photo: Sputnik)

Fuel and transport infrastructure used by Ukrainian forces and military airfields were also attacked, the ministry added. Precision weapons on land and at sea, including hypersonic missiles and drones, were deployed in the attack.

"The objectives of the attack were achieved," the ministry emphasized.

Numerous videos were posted on social media, allegedly showing explosions in various areas of Ukraine. Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko confirmed localized power outages in several districts of the capital during the airstrikes.

Earlier, Moscow warned it would carry out systematic and consistent attacks on Ukraine's military infrastructure, including drone manufacturing facilities, command centers, and "decision-making centers," in retaliation for the "terrorist attack" in Lugansk on May 22.

According to reports, Ukrainian forces allegedly attacked a university dormitory in the town of Starobelsk with multiple drone strikes late at night while students were asleep, killing 21 people, mostly teenage girls, and injuring 70 others.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Monday that those responsible would face “appropriate and unavoidable punishment.”

The attacks occurred amid ongoing diplomatic efforts that remain at a standstill.

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