WASHINGTON: The US embassy in Kyiv said it would be closed in a warning on Wednesday after receiving "specific information of a potential significant air attack, " telling employees to shelter in place.
"Out of an abundance of caution, the Embassy will be closed, " it said, adding that the "US Embassy recommends US citizens be prepared to immediately shelter in the event an air alert is announced."
The embassy's closure occurred just a day after Ukraine, with newly authorized permission from US President Joe Biden, used US-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles to hit targets within Russia for the first time, Xinhua news agency reported.