The European Union has summoned Russia's envoy in Brussels after Moscow urged foreign diplomats to leave Kiev amid a threat of another major assault on Ukraine's capital.
Threatening foreign citizens and diplomats "is an unacceptable escalation," said a spokeswoman for EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas on Tuesday.
The EU's diplomatic mission to Ukraine will stay in Kiev, she said.
Russia on Monday threatened to launch another massive bombardment on Kiev, a day after one of the largest-scale attacks on the Ukrainian capital since the beginning of the war.
A statement from the Foreign Ministry in Moscow urged foreign diplomats to leave Kiev as soon as possible, saying the Russian military would systematically target military installations and "command centres" in the city.
Over the weekend, Russia bombarded the Kiev region with 600 drones and 90 missiles, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. Residential buildings, businesses, a water supply facility and museums were among the sites damaged.
Ukrainian authorities reported two deaths in the Kiev area, while President Volodymyr Zelensky said 87 people had been injured, including three minors.
Russia's Defence Ministry confirmed the use of the new Oreshnik intermediate-range missile, which is particularly feared because of its destructive power and ability to strike targets across large parts of Europe.
