The Latest Breaking News from Melinda Simmons

UK ambassador flees Ukraine in 'serious security situation' as Russia invades

MPs heard Melinda Simmons initially switched from the capital Kyiv to Lviv in the western part of the country, but she has now left altogether as bitter fighting rages

Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2022

UK ambassador to Ukraine leaves country as Russian war escalates, Liz Truss says

Foreign secretary says Melinda Simmons left Lviv due to ‘serious security situation’

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022

UK ambassador to Ukraine praised for staying put amid fears of invasion

Despite sniping from the Tory press Melinda Simmons is renowned as trailblazer who has thrown herself into the job

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2022