The Ukrainian foreign ministry has responded to closures of western embassies in Kyiv. For the US embassy, it cited “specific information of a potential significant air attack” in the capital for its temporary closure.
The Ukrainian foreign ministry says that attack threats like these are “unfortunately” a daily reality for the country, adding the threat today is “as relevant as on the previous thousand days”.
Spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi says: “We believe that it would be right for partners to react on the 1001st day in the same way as on the previous thousand days, without any additional information pressure.”
Ukrainian citizens should “remain vigilant” and not ignore air raid sirens, he says, adding “as always with the threat of Russian missile attack”.
The US, Spain, Italy and Greece all announced temporary closures today, but Spain’s embassy has since reopened.
The Ukrainian government is accusing Russia of spreading fake messages about a large attack on Kyiv and others cities today.
Russia is carrying out a “massive informational and psychological attack against Ukraine,” the country’s military intelligence agency says in a post on Telegram.
The agency, which is part of the Ministry of Defence, adds that messages about “the threat of a particularly massive rocket-bomb attack on Ukrainian cities” are being spread on social networks.
“We urge you to trust information only from official resources,” the agency says, adding Russia is resorting to “measures of intimidation and psychological pressure on society”.
It further urges people to not panic, but also stresses people should not ignore the air raids.