US embassy in Kyiv orders staff to shelter fearing ‘significant air attack’ from Putin in response to Biden allowing Ukraine to fire missiles into Russia

The US embassy in Kiev warned staff to take shelter for fear of a “significant airstrike” from Russia after Biden allowed Ukraine to fire long-range missiles deep into Russia.

“The U.S. Embassy in Kiev has received specific information regarding a possible significant airstrike on November 20,” the embassy said in a message on its website.

‘As a precaution, the embassy will be closed and embassy employees will be instructed to take shelter on site.

The embassy urged U.S. citizens in Kiev to “be prepared to provide immediate shelter in the event an air raid siren is declared.”

The threat comes just days after Washington lifted a ban on Ukraine using US-supplied long-range missiles to hit targets in Russia, as Putin’s forces begin to regain ground.

File photo claims a US-supplied ATACMS missile is fired in Ukraine

A brief memo advised US citizens in the capital to monitor local media and identify shelters in case of an attack.

Ukraine is preparing for a possible attack after Biden finally Kiev gave permission on Sunday to use its long-range missiles in Russia.

The missiles have a range of 300 kilometers and could allow Ukraine to fend off Russia with long-range weapons that have so far been able to strike Ukraine without retaliation.

The decision came after months of stalemate in the United States, and followed news that North Korean troops reinforced Putin’s lines in Russia last month.

US-supplied ATACMS missiles will be used against both Russian and North Korean forces deployed against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region, officials said.

The US said the move was aimed at sending a message to Russia’s ally in North Korea, deploying ground troops for the first time since the end of the Korean War.

Russia has begun to regain ground in recent weeks, hoping to restore momentum as Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region slows.

The Ukrainian move to Kursk in August was aided by another US concessionallowing some Western weapons to be used to hit targets in Russia in June.

The provision in turn followed Russia’s land grab near Kharkov and reopened its offensive as the West debated in May whether to allow the use of long-range missiles.

The attack was Russia’s biggest gain in 17 months, the Telegraph reported, and consumed 100 square kilometers.

Russian troops made it ten kilometers before Ukraine stabilized the situation.