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US and other embassies in Kyiv closed amid warning of 'significant air attack'

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US and other embassies in Kyiv closed amid warning of 'significant air attack'The US and some other Western embassies in Kyiv have been closed amid fears Russia is preparing a major air attack on the Ukrainian capital.
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