Israel Orders Evacuation of Embassy in Kyiv

Israel Orders Evacuation of Embassy in Kyiv
Israeli President Isaac Herzog in central London on Nov. 23, 2021. Justin Tallis/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Israel has ordered the evacuation of its embassy in Kyiv, instructing its staff to relocate to Lviv in Western Ukraine, the Israel Foreign Ministry announced on Monday, amid concerns of further military aggression from Russia.

Lviv is located about 50 miles from Ukraine’s western border with Poland.

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