US embassy in Kyiv warns of 'potential significant air attack'

US Representative and Commission Co-Chair Joe Wilson, a Republican from South Carolina, during a Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe hearing on "1,000 Days of Russia's War on Ukraine" at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 19, 2024. [AFP]

The US embassy in Kyiv warned Wednesday of a "potential significant air attack" and shuttered its doors, following Russia's vow to respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time.

"The US Embassy in Kyiv has received specific information of a potential significant air attack on November 20," it said in a message on its website.