Russia warns foreigners against staying in Ukraine

Oct 3

Vremya relays a Russian Foreign Ministry warning that foreigners, including diplomatic staff, should avoid staying in or traveling to Ukraine because Russian forces will continue what the ministry calls retaliatory strikes. The anchor describes Ukrainian military facilities as legitimate targets. A voiced statement assigns responsibility for adverse consequences to people ignoring the warning. The item attributes embassy-relocation contingency plans to The Guardian and notes Ukraine's Foreign Ministry says it received no relocation requests. Neither actual evacuation nor implementation is established.

Vremya quotes a renewed Russian Foreign Ministry warning to foreign nationals and diplomatic personnel against staying in or traveling to Ukraine, saying Russian forces will continue what it calls retaliatory strikes and assigning risk to people ignoring the advice. It reports embassy contingency plans and Ukraine's denial of receiving relocation requests; no completed evacuation is established.