““Don’t ignore air raid signals – it’s safer to wait in shelter. However, we urge you not to panic.””, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“A message about the threat of a “particularly massive” rocket-bomb attack on Ukrainian cities today is being spread through messengers and social networks, allegedly on behalf of the GUR. This message is a fake,” the post reads.
GUR urges to trust information only from official resources and from spokespeople of the intelligence agency.
“Don’t ignore air raid signals – it’s safer to wait in shelter. However, we urge you not to panic,” the message states.
Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reacted to the notification of the temporary transition to remote work of the US Embassy and some other diplomatic missions of foreign countries in Kyiv. Ukrainian diplomats call on all citizens of Ukraine to “remain alert, do not ignore air warning signals and follow the shelter in case of danger – as always when there is a threat of Russian missile fire.”
On the morning of November 20, the US Embassy in Ukraine reported that it had received “specific information” about a possible significant Russian air attack that day.
“As a precaution, the embassy will be closed… The embassy recommends that US citizens be prepared to take shelter immediately in the event of an airstrike alert,” said the message posted on the diplomatic mission’s website.
The embassy did not give any details about the possible strike.
Subsequently, the diplomatic missions of Spain, Italy and Greece also announced the closure for visitors on November 20.
The message from the embassy came after Russian President Vladimir Putin updated Russia’s nuclear doctrine on November 19, the 1,000th day of Russia’s war against Ukraine.