On Oct 5 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia’s foreign ministry and defense ministry have warned countries of the dangers of operating in Kyiv, but each country must decide how to run its embassy. He said the Russian military will continue to carry out its tasks regardless of those decisions. Peskov said Ukraine has expanded a list of attacks against Russian civilian economic targets and that Russia is retaliating; Kyiv has not responded.

2026-10-05

On Oct 5 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia’s foreign ministry and defense ministry have warned countries of the dangers of operating in Kyiv, but each country must decide how to run its embassy. He said the Russian military will continue to carry out its tasks regardless of those decisions. Peskov said Ukraine has expanded a list of attacks against Russian civilian economic targets and that Russia is retaliating; Kyiv has not responded.