Officials halted the planned evacuation of civilians from the Ukrainian-controlled Azov Sea port city Mariupol on Saturday, accusing Russia of continued shelling despite a promise to provide safe passage. Russia recognizes Mariupol as part of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), which broke away from Ukraine shortly after the 2014 coup …
Read More »US tells citizens in Russia to prepare ‘evacuation plans’
The US’ diplomatic mission to Russia warned on Sunday about potential “attacks” on hotels, metro stations, and other targets in Russia’s major cities. The US attributed these claims to unspecified “media sources,” and warned US citizens to prepare “evacuation plans,” but Russia’s Foreign Ministry has questioned Washington’s alert. “According to media sources, …
Read More »Kiev prepares for evacuation
Kiev will be completely evacuated if Russian troops storm over the border and attempt to invade Ukraine, a senior city official revealed on Thursday. Speaking to radio station Hromadske, Kiev’s municipal security director, Roman Tkachuk, stated that the city’s three million residents would be taken out of the capital in …
Read More »Breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk republics order evacuation
The leadership of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics on Friday asked civilians to evacuate to Russia to avoid being in the crossfire. Donetsk People’s Republic head Denis Pushilin said in a statement that he expects military aggression by Ukrainian forces. The country’s troops have been bolstered with arms …
Read More »US in urgent embassy evacuation
The US State Department announced on Monday that it will temporarily move embassy operations in Ukraine from Kiev to Lviv, citing concerns over the alleged buildup of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border and the “safety” of US personnel. Lviv is a large city in the West of the country, …
Read More »Leaked notes show chaotic planning of US evacuation from Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden’s administration was still scrambling to organize the evacuation of allies from Afghanistan mere hours before the Taliban took over Kabul in August, leaked notes from a White House meeting indicate. Axios obtained the notes from a White House Situation Room meeting on August 14, 2021, which …
Read More »US explains reason behind ‘evacuation’ of embassy staff from Ukraine
Kristina Kvien, the United States’ acting ambassador to Ukraine stated on Tuesday that it was out of “an abundance of caution” that the US moved to send off its non-essential embassy staff and dependents from Ukraine. Kvien told ABC News that part of the staffers were advised to leave the …
Read More »Israel planning mass Jewish evacuation from Ukraine – media
Top officials in Israel are said to be preparing for a scenario in which will they fly out tens of thousands of Jewish people from Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion, a top local newspaper has reported amid persistent Western speculation that Moscow could be planning an all-out offensive. …
Read More »UK begins evacuation of diplomats from Ukraine
Britain has ordered the withdrawal of staff from its embassy in Kiev “in response to growing threat” from Moscow, as tensions on the Ukrainian-Russian border continue to remain high amid Western fears that the Kremlin is planning an invasion. In an update published on the website of the Foreign, Commonwealth and …
Read More »Expect no coordinated evacuation out of Kiev – US State Department
A spokesperson for the US Department of State has warned Americans currently in Ukraine that they should not “anticipate that there will be US government-sponsored evacuations,” suggesting that they use the available commercial flights instead. The official made the comment to media outlets on Friday, responding to questions on recent …
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