The United States Embassy in kyiv has decided to temporarily close its headquarters after receiving “specific” information about a possible “major” air attack on the city this Wednesday. This decision is made amid an escalation of tension in the Ukraine war, in which the US and Europe now fear retaliation from the Russian president after Ukraine’s missile attacks.
“The US Embassy in kyiv has received specific information regarding a possible major airstrike on November 20. As a precautionary measure, the Embassy will be closed,” warns the diplomatic legation in a statement addressed to US citizens.
He also assures that “instructions have been given to Embassy employees to take shelter in place. “The US Embassy recommends that US citizens be prepared to take shelter immediately in the event an air alert is announced.”
The legation also advises taking some measures in the event of an attack, such as monitoring local media for updates, identifying shelter locations before any air alert, taking shelter immediately if an air alert is announced, or following the instructions of the Ukrainian officials and emergency services.
The message from the embassy comes days after Joe Biden’s administration, according to various media, authorized kyiv to use long-range ATACMS missiles against Russian territory, which represents a turning point in the war that began in February 2022 and that yesterday, Tuesday, it turned 1,000 days old.
These missiles were already used this Tuesday by the Ukrainian army, according to the Kremlin, which has accused the US of “adding fuel to the fire” in this conflict.
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