The US Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, issued a warning after receiving “specific information about a heavy airstrike” that allegedly took place on Wednesday.
The embassy in the Ukrainian capital has been temporarily closed following the warning and staff are being asked to prepare to shelter in place.
“The U.S. Embassy recommends that U.S. citizens be prepared to evacuate as soon as an air alert is issued,” the statement said.
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FILE – The US Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, has issued a warning saying it has “specific information about a serious airstrike” that took place on Wednesday. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Employees have been asked to take the following steps:
- Monitor local media for updates
- Identify shelters in advance of any wind warning
- Cover immediately when a wind alert is announced
- Follow the instructions of Ukrainian officials and first responders in an emergency
A training session involving about 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers and veterans took place in the muddy areas of the Champagne military camp in eastern France on Nov. 14. (REUTERS/John Irish)
This comes after Ukraine fired a US-supplied long-range ballistic missile at Russia on Tuesday, the first time Kyiv has done so in the 1,000-day war, which was authorized by President Biden on Sunday.
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More than 1,000 days have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, and the conflict is still very active. (Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP via Getty Images)
It was not the first time the embassy had issued a warning about possible danger and a major attack.
A similar warning was issued around Ukraine’s Independence Day on Aug. 24.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a revised nuclear doctrine on Tuesday, warning that any attack by Russia backed by a nuclear power could trigger a nuclear response.
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Pritchett contributed to this report.
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