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title: "US embassy in Kiev closes after warning of 'significant airstrike'"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/43295/us-embassy-in-kiev-closes-after-warning-of-significant-airstrike-
published: 2024-11-20T07:31:34Z
language: en
section: "International"
source: radiomoldova.md
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# US embassy in Kiev closes after warning of 'significant airstrike'

> The United States Embassy in Kyiv announces that it has received information regarding a potential significant airstrike on November 20. As a precaution, the embassy will be closed, and diplomatic mission employees are instructed to take shelter, reports SkyNews.

The United States Embassy in Kyiv announces that it has received information regarding a potential significant airstrike on November 20. As a precaution, the embassy will be closed, and diplomatic mission employees are instructed to take shelter, reports SkyNews.

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"The U.S. Embassy advises U.S. citizens to be prepared to shelter in place immediately if an air alert is issued," the U.S. State Department for Consular Affairs said in a post on X.

The news comes just days after the Biden administration announced it would allow US-made weapons to be used against Russian targets.

Moscow announced on Tuesday that Ukraine had hit Russia with six US-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles.

> Ukraine: The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv received specific information of a potential significant air attack on Nov 20. The Embassy will be closed and recommends U.S. citizens be prepared to immediately shelter in the event an air alert is announced. https://t.co/ah0bpDfULK pic.twitter.com/m8cWXCXT2V — Travel - State Dept (@TravelGov) November 20, 2024