US Embassy in Kyiv closes due to specific threat of air attack

The US Embassy in Kyiv will close on Wednesday due to a specific threat of a significant air attack. Embassy employees have been instructed to shelter in place, and US citizens are advised to be ready to do the same. This closure follows reports that Ukraine's air defenses are engaged in repelling an attack on the city. The situation escalated after the US allowed Ukraine to use long-range missiles against Russia. On Tuesday, Ukraine reportedly fired six US-made ATACM missiles at Russia's Bryansk region, marking the first use of this weapon inside Russian territory.