US closes embassy in Kyiv after warning of ‘significant air attack’
by Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#6SBT3)
Warning comes as Biden agrees to supply anti-personnel landmines to Ukraine, days after lifting restrictions on use of long-range missiles
The US has temporarily closed its embassy in Kyiv after receiving warning of a potential significant air attack", advising American citizens to be prepared to move immediately to a shelter in the event of an air raid warning.
Such warnings are rare and likely to be based on specific intelligence. It comes amid reports that the US had approved the provision of anti-personnel landmines to Ukraine - a further step after Washington granted Kyiv permission to use long-range missiles inside Russia.
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