Ukrainian capital Kyiv under air raid alert amid missile threat, US closes embassy
"Out of an abundance of caution, the embassy will be closed, and embassy employees are being instructed to shelter in place," the statement said.
A serviceman of 24th Mechanized brigade named after King Danylo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fires a 2s5 "Hyacinth-s" self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops at a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine November 18, 2024.(photo credit: Oleg Petrasiuk/Press Service of the 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ar)Updated: 
