The embassies of 4 countries are temporarily closed successful Kyiv owed to the menace of a large-scale Russian strike.
They cease their work connected November 20, arsenic the American section warned of a imaginable almighty aerial onslaught connected Ukraine connected that day. This morning, the US Embassy successful Kyiv said it had received specific accusation astir the onslaught and issued a warning:
“The US Embassy advises US citizens to beryllium prepared to instantly take screen successful the lawsuit of an aerial raid warning.”
Recommendations for US citizens are besides provided:
- follow updates successful section media,
- determine the determination of shelters earlier immoderate aerial raid,
- hide instantly if an aerial raid alert is announced,
- Follow the instructions of Ukrainian officials and archetypal responders successful the lawsuit of an emergency.
“The embassy closure is owed to an aerial raid alert, including the accrued imaginable menace of a combined drone and rocket attack, arsenic has happened recently. We proceed to show the situation, working with our Ukrainian partners.” In effect to a clarifying question whether the closure of the embassy is connected with Russia’s statement astir changing the atomic doctrine and lowering the threshold for a atomic strike, the interlocutor erstwhile again emphasized that the closure of the diplomatic ngo “is associated with the changeless menace of aerial attacks“.
The Greek Embassy besides said that, for information reasons, the section will stay closed to the nationalist connected November 20: “Please debar travel and stay successful harmless places.”
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