US Urges Citizens to Leave Ukraine as Fears Grow of Russian Attacks on Capital

US Urges Citizens to Leave Ukraine as Fears Grow of Russian Attacks on Capital
A view shows the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Aug. 22, 2022. Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters
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KYIV—The United States on Tuesday urged its citizens to leave Ukraine, saying it believed Russia was preparing to target civilian and government infrastructure in the next few days as the war reaches the six-month mark.

The warning followed a ban by the Ukrainian government on celebrations in the capital Kyiv on Wednesday’s anniversary of independence from Soviet rule due to fears of attack.