Significant Airstrike Alert in Kyiv; Several Embassies Close, Romanian Embassy Restricts Activity

Ukraine also hit targets in Russia with British Storm Shadow missiles.

By Romania Journal Last updated Nov 20, 2024

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The United States is temporarily closing its embassy in Kyiv after receiving “specific information regarding a potential significant air strike on November 20,” the US Department of State for Consular Affairs announced Wednesday morning in a post on the X network.

“Given the security developments in Ukraine, in coordination with the diplomatic missions of other allied and EU member states, the Romanian Embassy in Kyiv has taken additional measures to ensure the protection of personnel, the activity being limited to emergency actions. The situation is being permanently monitored and, in consultation with the Ukrainian authorities, the measures will be adapted according to developments,” the representatives of the Romanian Foreign Ministry also reported.

The embassies of Greece, Italy and Spain in Kiev were closed to the public today after air raid sirens were activated in the Ukrainian capital several times overnight, CNN reports. The Greek embassy in Kiev told CNN it would be closed on Wednesday for “security reasons.”

“Ukraine: The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv received specific information of a potential significant air attack on Nov 20. The Embassy will be closed and recommends U.S. citizens be prepared to immediately shelter in the event an air alert is announced,” reads the announcement by the US Department of State for Consular Affairs.

The warning of a potential attack on the U.S. embassy in Kiev comes days after the Joe Biden administration allowed Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied weapons to strike deep into Russian territory.

Moscow announced also on Tuesday that Ukraine had struck Russia for the first time with U.S.-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles.

Ukraine also hit targets in Russia with British Storm Shadow missiles

At the same time, Ukraine has launched British-made long-range Storm Shadow missiles for the first time to hit targets on Russian territory, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed Western official. Sky News also reported, also citing an unnamed source, that British-made Storm Shadow missiles were fired at Russian territory by Ukraine for the first time.

The British government then faced questions about whether it would allow the same thing, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer evaded answering on the subject during a G20 summit.

Also asked on the subject, a spokesman for Prime Minister Starmer said that his office would not comment on information or operational matters, as Reuters reported. But Britain has previously said that Ukraine could use Storm Shadow cruise missiles to strike inside Russia, and the government in London has been pressuring the United States for several months to approve this permission.

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