A view of the US embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine [File: Andrew Kravchenko/AP Photos]

  • The US embassy in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, says it has received “specific information of a potential significant air attack” on Wednesday, prompting it to shutter its doors.
  • Russia’s foreign intelligence chief Sergey Naryshkin says that attempts by NATO countries to facilitate Ukrainian missile strikes deep inside Russia will not go unpunished, according to Russia’s state-run RIA news agency.