U.S. Embassy Closes Over 'Potential Significant Air Strike' on Kyiv

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv says it has received "specific information" about a possible air strike and decided to close its operations on November 20. The Embassy in a statement urged its employees and U.S. citizens in Kyiv to immediately take shelter in case an air-raid alert will be announced in the Ukrainian capital. "Out of an abundance of caution, the Embassy will be closed, and Embassy employees are being instructed to shelter in place," it said in a statement, without giving any details about the possible strike. An air-raid alert was issued for several Ukrainian regions, including Kyiv, early on November 20 due to the imminence of Russian drone strikes. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.