UK starts evacuating embassy staff from Kyiv

The British Foreign Office advised its citizens to leave Ukraine.

Recommendations to leave Ukraine were previously published by the governments of Israel, the Netherlands, South Korea, Norway, and the United States.

Report informs that the British Foreign Office said that the embassy will not be able to provide consular assistance.

"The embassy remains open, but we will not be able to provide consular assistance. British citizens must leave while commercial opportunities remain," the message said.

On February 11, US President Joe Biden warned Americans in Ukraine of the danger and urged them to leave the country.

Later on the same day, similar warnings were issued by the governments of the Netherlands, South Korea, Israel, and Norway.