Russia's ambassador to Australia has been hauled to the foreign affairs department to explain his country's most recent rounds of threats to Ukraine.
Mikhail Petrakov, who has been ambassador since August, was told by officials that recent threats by Russia to demolish buildings in Ukraine's capital Kyiv were a violation of international law.
A release by the Russian foreign affairs department said the government's patience had been "exhausted" and it would start targeting defence buildings in Kyiv as a result.
"We are notifying foreign citizens, including the personnel of diplomatic missions and international organisations of the need to leave the city as soon as possible.
"We are urging residents of the Ukrainian capital not to approach facilities of the military and administrative infrastructure of the Zelenskiy regime," the release said.
