The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv is urging American citizens to leave Ukraine, citing State Department information indicating that civilians face a heightened risk from Russian military strikes in the coming days.
Driving the news: The security alert was issued late Monday, as U.S. and Ukrainian officials raise concern that Putin's forces may launch a fresh offensive on Wednesday — which marks six months since the start of the invasion and also Independence Day, when Ukrainians commemorate the end of Soviet rule, per the New York Times.
