Security Alert: Significant Air Attack Expected November 20th, Embassy Will Be Closed, Employees To Shelter In Place
Message for U.S. Citizens in Ukraine November 20th, 2024
Security Alert: Significant Air Attack Expected November 20th, Embassy Will Be Closed, Employees To Shelter In Place:
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Kyiv, Ukraine (November 20, 2024)
Location: Ukraine, all districts
Agency: US State Department/Travel
Event: The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has received specific information of a potential significant air attack on November 20.
Out of an abundance of caution, the Embassy will be closed, and Embassy employees are being instructed to shelter in place. The U.S. Embassy recommends U.S. citizens be prepared to immediately shelter in the event an air alert is announced.
Actions to Take:
Monitor local media for updates
Identify shelter locations in advance of any air alert
Immediately take shelter if an air alert is announced
Follow the directions of Ukrainian officials and first responders in the event of an emergency
Message for U.S. Citizens in Ukraine - November 19th, 2024
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Kyiv, Ukraine (November 19, 2024) (5:00pm)
Location: Ukraine, all districts
Agency: US State Department/Travel
Event: Persistent Russian attacks targeting civilian infrastructure throughout Ukraine may result in power outages, loss of heating, and disruption of municipal services.
Missile attacks and falling debris will pose safety risks. The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv encourages U.S. citizens to exercise heightened caution over the next several weeks.
The U.S. Embassy urges U.S. citizens in Ukraine to prepare for possible temporary loss of electricity and water by having reserves of water, food, and other essentials, including ample supplies of all required medications.
Actions to Take:
Monitor local media for updates
Identify shelter locations in advance of any air alert
Immediately take shelter if an air alert is announced
Follow the directions of Ukrainian officials and first responders in the event of an emergency
Joint Statement on the DPRK’s Deployment of Troops to Russia
Office of the Spokesperson
November 6, 2024
Agency: US State Department/Travel
The text of the following statement was released by the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and the High Representative of the European Union.
We, the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and the High Representative of the European Union express our grave concerns regarding the deployment of DPRK troops to Russia, potentially for the use on the battlefield against Ukraine.
Several thousands of DPRK troops have been deployed to Russia. The DPRK’s direct support for Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, besides showing Russia’s desperate efforts to compensate its losses, would mark a dangerous expansion of the conflict, with serious consequences for European and Indo-Pacific peace and security. It would be a further breach of international law, including the most fundamental principles of the UN Charter.
We condemn in the strongest possible terms the increasing military cooperation between the DPRK and Russia, including the DPRK’s export and Russia’s unlawful procurement of DPRK ballistic missiles in breach of multiple UN Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs), as well as Russia’s use of these missiles and munitions against Ukraine.
DPRK soldiers receiving or providing any training or other assistance related to the use of ballistic missiles or arms is a direct violation of UN Security Council resolutions 1718, 1874 and 2270.
We are also deeply concerned about the potential for any transfer of nuclear or ballistic missile-related technology from Russia to the DPRK in violation of the relevant UNSCRs. We urge the DPRK to stop providing assistance to Russia’s war of aggression.
We reaffirm our unwavering commitment to support Ukraine as it defends its freedom, sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. We are working with our international partners for a coordinated response to this new development.