US reopens Kyiv embassy after Ukraine firing of ATACMS missiles into Russia prompted potential strike threat


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  • Wednesday, 20 Nov 2024

FILE PHOTO: A convoy of cars leaves the U.S. embassy, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 20, 2023. REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) - The United States said it had reopened its embassy in Kyiv late on Wednesday after it had shut for the day due to what it called the threat of a significant air attack, a day after Ukraine used American missiles to hit a target inside Russia.

Russia had described the strike by U.S. missiles as an escalation in the 1,000-day-old war, while Ukraine's military spy agency said Russia was trying to sow panic by circulating fake online messages about a looming missile and drone attack.

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