US shuts Kyiv embassy over fears of ‘significant air attack’

US shuts embassy in Ukrainian capital ‘out of an abundance of caution’

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The embassy in was shut down on Wednesday morning after receiving information of a potential significant air attack, US officials said. "Out of an abundance of caution, the embassy will be closed, and embassy employees are being instructed to shelter in place," the US Department of State Consular Affairs said in a statement published on the website of the US embassy in Kyiv. Ukraine: The U.

S. Embassy in Kyiv received specific information of a potential significant air attack on Nov 20. The Embassy will be closed and recommends U.



S. citizens be prepared to immediately shelter in the event an air alert is announced. — Travel - State Dept (@TravelGov) "The US embassy recommends US citizens be prepared to immediately shelter in the event an air alert is announced," the statement said.

The warning comes a day after Ukraine used long-range missiles to strike Russian territory, taking advantage of newly granted permission from the outgoing administration of president Joe Biden on the war’s 1,000th day..