The US Embassy in Kyiv announced a temporary closure following specific intelligence of a potential large-scale air attack expected on Wednesday, reports India Today.
The US department of state’s consular affairs said in a statement, “Out of an abundance of caution, the embassy will be closed, and embassy employees are being instructed to shelter in place.”
It also urged US citizens in Ukraine to prepare for potential air raid alerts and take necessary precautions.
The warning comes a day after Ukraine launched US-supplied ATACMS missiles into Russian territory, following new authorization from outgoing President Joe Biden's administration.
Russia promised an “appropriate” response in the wake of the missile attack.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who in October vowed retaliation for Ukrainian attacks with Western-made weaponry, took a further step on Tuesday by lowering the threshold for a nuclear response to include a broader range of conventional attacks.
Meanwhile, Biden has agreed to give Ukraine anti-personnel land mines to bolster the country’s faltering war effort before Donald Trump returns to the White House in January next year.
The controversial move is seen as a bid to shore up Ukraine's defences as Russian troops accelerated their gains along the front line in the eastern Donbas region, advancing at the fastest pace since the early days of the 2022 invasion
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