Coverage dated August 22, 2022

State Department Urges Americans to Leave Ukraine; UN Says World Is at a Moment of ‘Maximum Danger'

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The U.S. issued a warning of increased Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure during the week ahead of its independence day on Aug. 24.

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  1. NBC Chicago

    State Department Urges Americans to Leave Ukraine; UN Says World Is at a Moment of ‘Maximum Danger' (opens NBC Chicago)

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    The U.S. issued a warning of increased Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure during the week ahead of its independence day on Aug. 24.

  2. Fox News

    US warns Russia may increase civilian strikes as Ukraine's Independence Day nears (opens Fox News)

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    The U.S. State Department has warned it believes Russia will be 'stepping up efforts' to launch missile strikes on civilian targets as Ukraine's Independence Day nears.

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    US: Russia looks to step up hits on Ukraine infrastructure (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    The U.S. State Department has issued a security alert warning that Russia is stepping up efforts to launch strikes against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and government facilities. The State Department issued

  4. KRDO

    Americans urged to leave Ukraine amid fears of renewed Russian attacks (opens KRDO)

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    By Brad Lendon and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN The US government is urging Americans in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, warning that Russia is stepping up efforts to launch attacks on civilian infrastructure and government facilities ahead of Ukrainian independence day.

  5. New York Times

    U.S. Warns That Moscow May Intensify Attacks (opens New York Times)

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    American intelligence agencies said they believe Russia will step up strikes in the coming days on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and government buildings.

  6. Forbes

    Russia ‘Stepping Up’ Civilian Strikes As Ukraine’s Independence Day Approaches, U.S. Warns (opens Forbes)

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    The warning comes ahead of Ukraine’s Independence Day on Wednesday—which also marks six months since Russia invaded—and officials fear Moscow is preparing to host show trials of captured fighters and intensify strikes to note the occasions.

  7. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Americans urged to leave Ukraine immediately as new Russian attacks feared (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Brad Lendon, CNN The US government is urging Americans in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, warning that Russia is stepping up efforts to launch attacks on civilian infrastructure and government facilities in the coming days.

  8. Portland Press Herald

    On eve of Ukraine’s national day, fears that Russia will step up attacks (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    The United States reinforced the worry with a security alert, insisting it “has information that Russia is stepping up efforts to launch strikes against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and government facilities in the coming days.”

  9. Hot Air

    U.S. warns of stepped-up Russian strikes in Ukraine (opens Hot Air)

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    The U.S. warned of a potential escalation in Russian attacks on civilian areas in Ukraine to coincide with the war-torn country’s Independence Day on Wednesday, urging Americans to leave as soon as po...

  10. Washington Times

    Embassy warns Americans to leave Ukraine amid fears of renewed Russian attacks (opens Washington Times)

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    The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv is warning Americans to leave Ukraine over concerns that Russia will ramp up strikes against that country’s government infrastructure and civilian facilities in the coming days.

  11. Al Jazeera

    Fear of ‘cruel’ Russian attacks as Ukraine to mark independence (opens Al Jazeera)

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    US embassy in Kyiv warns citizens to leave ‘now’, cites information of Russia ‘stepping up efforts to launch strikes’.

  12. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine updates: US warns of possible Russian attack on infrastructure | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The State Department has warned of an imminent Russian attack on Ukraine's infrastructure, while Moscow has blamed Kyiv for the killing of Daria Dugina. DW rounds up the latest.

  13. PBS NewsHour

    U.S., Ukraine warn Russia could attack on eve of Ukraine's independence day (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The United States reinforced the worry when its embassy in Kyiv urged U.S. citizens still in Ukraine to depart the country immediately.

  14. The Times of Israel

  15. Voice of America

    US Warns of Russian Strikes on Ukrainian Infrastructure (opens Voice of America)

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    Ukraine has raised alarm ahead of the country’s Independence Day

  16. New York Times

    The U.S. warns that civilians face a heightened threat of Russian strikes in coming days. (opens New York Times)

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    The American Embassy in Kyiv once again urged American citizens to leave Ukraine.

  17. Digital Journal

    US warns of Russian strikes on Ukraine government targets (opens Digital Journal)

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    Washington warned on Tuesday that Russia could attack Ukrainian government facilities in the coming days.

  18. CBS News

    U.S. Embassy in Ukraine urges Americans who can to flee the country immediately (opens CBS News)

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    The embassy warned that Russia is ramping up efforts to strike Ukraine's civilian infrastructure and government facilities as Ukraine's independence day nears.

  19. Newsweek

    Russian "strikes against Ukraine's civilian infrastructure" imminent—U.S. (opens Newsweek)

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    The U.S. Embassy urged any remaining Americans in Ukraine to remain vigilant and leave the country if it was safe to do so.

  20. The Times of Israel

    US warns that Russia is ‘stepping up’ strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Embassy urges US citizens to leave Ukraine if possible ahead of six-month anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday

  21. NBC News

    Defiant Ukraine fears Russian attacks ahead of independence day (opens NBC News)

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    Wednesday also marks six months since Russia launched its full-scale invasion, a dual symbolism that has the U.S. warning of intensified attacks against civilian and government targets.

  22. Fox News

    US warns of Russian attacks on infrastructure as Ukrainian Independence Day nears (opens Fox News)

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    The U.S. is warning Ukraine that Russia is likely to target more civilian infrastructure and government buildings soon. Ukraine's Independence Day is Wednesday.

  23. France 24

    Live: US urges citizens to leave Ukraine as fears grow of Russian attacks on Kyiv (opens France 24)

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    The US on Tuesday urged its citizens to leave Ukraine, saying it believed Russia was preparing to target civilian and government infrastructure in the next few days as the war reaches the six-month mark.…

  24. The Guardian

    Russia to step up strikes on civilians, US warns, as Ukraine independence day nears (opens The Guardian)

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    US embassy urges its citizens to leave as Ukraine prepares to mark 31 years of independence

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