The US Embassy in Ukraine warned of the threat of a massive Russian attack
9 December 08:49
The day before, the US Embassy in Ukraine called on US citizens to exercise increased caution, explaining this need by “the increased threats from Russian missiles and drones aimed at Ukraine’s critical civilian infrastructure.” This is stated in a statement by the US diplomatic mission, Komersant ukrainskyi reports.
The embassy advised U.S. citizens to monitor alerts regarding air attacks, as well as to comply with curfews, follow safety instructions, and quickly seek shelter in case of air raids.
This is not the first such message. As you know, on November 20, the US Embassy also called on its citizens in Ukraine to exercise maximum caution due to the risk of a major air attack by the Russian Federation. The U.S. Embassy itself even switched to remote work. This message appeared just before the so-called “Oreshnik” strike on the Dnipro River on November 21.
A short time later, a U.S. official said that shortly before the launch of the ballistic missile, which Putin called Oreshnik, Russia warned the United States about a missile strike on Ukraine. Another official said that the United States then informed Kyiv and other close allies to prepare for the possible use of such weapons.
Almost in unison with the U.S. Embassy’s statement, the day before, the head of the National Security and Defense Council’s Center for Countering Disinformation, Andriy Kovalenko, stated that “the enemy, unfortunately, does not change its tactics and has prepared resources for new shelling of Ukraine at strategic aviation airfields.”
At the same time, monitoring resources and publics around the war began to spread information that Russia was closing part of the airspace in the area of the Kapustin Yar training ground in Astrakhan Oblast, from where the first Oreshnik ballistic missile was allegedly launched, between December 10 and 13. However, Ukrainian experts were quick to reassure, stating that this is a completely normal phenomenon for such a missile range, it’s just that no one had paid attention to it before. But they also admitted that such a closure could be one of the signs of a possible combat use of a missile, and traditionally advised to monitor alarms and respond accordingly.
