Australia Moves Ukrainian Embassy Staff From Kyiv to Lviv

Ukrainian Military Forces servicemen attend a military drill with Next generation Light Anti-tank Weapon (NLAW) Swedish-British anti-aircraft missile launchers at the firing ground of the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security, near the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Jan. 28, 2022. AFP via Getty Images

The Australian government has temporarily suspended the operations of its embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, and ordered the evacuation of remaining staff, citing a “deteriorating security situation,” given the build-up of Russian troops at the border with Ukraine.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Feb. 13 said his government has instructed the remaining three staff members at the Australian embassy to move to a temporary office in Lviv in western Ukraine near Poland. Other Australian staff and their families have already departed.