Azerbaijan Urges Citizens in Ukraine to Take Precautions Amid Security Risks

The US and several other Western embassies in Kyiv announced they would remain closed on November 20 due to security concerns.

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The Azerbaijani Embassy in Ukraine has issued a statement advising its citizens to take necessary precautions due to heightened security risks.

The embassy announced that consular services will be unavailable on November 21-22, The Caspian Post reports. 

In the statement, the embassy urged both permanent and temporary Azerbaijani residents in Ukraine to follow local authorities' guidance and take appropriate safety measures, including seeking shelter during air raid alerts.

For urgent matters during this period, the embassy has provided an emergency contact number: +380 95 056 95 57.

The US and several other Western embassies in Kyiv announced they would remain closed on November 20 due to security concerns. The American embassy indicated that it had received a warning of a potential large-scale Russian airstrike on the Ukrainian capital. This precautionary measure followed Russia's threat to retaliate against President Joe Biden's decision to allow Ukraine to target Russian soil with US-supplied missiles, a move that provoked anger from the Kremlin.

The US Embassy stated that its closure and the attack warning were a response to the ongoing Russian missile and drone assaults on Kyiv, with plans for a swift return to normal operations. 

The Italian and Greek embassies also closed to the public for the day, while the UK government confirmed its embassy remained open.

As the war marked its 1,000th day, it has evolved into a more global conflict with the arrival of North Korean troops to support Russia on the battlefield—a development that US officials indicated led to President Biden’s shift in policy.