US Embassy in Kyiv Says It’s Staying Open Despite Russia Warning Diplomats to Leave

Moscow said it was preparing to launch the strikes in retaliation for a Ukrainian drone attack on a university in Russian-controlled Ukraine.

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Nov. 20, 2024. Sergiy Karazy/Reuters

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv will remain open, despite warnings from Russia that diplomats and foreign nationals should leave Ukraine before escalating attacks.

“The U.S. Embassy is open,” the mission wrote in a May 28 post on X. “There are no changes to our operations, and reports otherwise are false.”