US embassy in kyiv closes in anticipation of possible Russian attacks | War in Ukraine

The U.S. Embassy in kyiv closed its doors Wednesday after receiving reports of potential threats of air attacks and alerted U.S. citizens in Ukraine to prepare to take shelter quickly.

This unusual warning comes the day after the Ukrainian army used long-range American ATACMS-type missiles on Russian territory.

As a precautionary measure, the embassy will be closed and embassy employees have been instructed to shelter in placespecifies a press release from the American Department of Consular Affairs, published on the embassy website.

The US Embassy recommends that US citizens take immediate shelter in the event of an air strike.

The embassy also recommended that its nationals prepare supplies of water, food and essential products.

Russia targeted energy facilities in Ukraine with 120 missiles and 90 drones on Sunday, causing major outages and damaging Ukraine’s energy network.

Persistent Russian attacks targeting civilian infrastructure in Ukraine may cause power and heat outages and disrupt municipal services.

Reacting to the announcement from the American embassy, ​​the head of the Center for Combating Disinformation of the Ukrainian Security Council Andri Kovalenko suggested that Russia was preparing to carry out new attacks.

Let me remind you that the Russians have been amassing missiles for months in preparation for a series of attacks on Ukraine. This includes Kh-101 missiles, which they continue to produce, as well as Kalibr and ballistic missileshe declared.

Moscow has been warning for weeks that a green light from Washington for American missile strikes on Russian territory would represent a serious escalation in the conflict and Vladimir Putin on Tuesday approved a new nuclear doctrine opening the possibility for Russia to resort to the weapon atomic in the event of a massive attack by a State not equipped with nuclear weapons but supported by a nuclear State.