Russia Evacuates Its Diplomats from Ukraine

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced, today, Wednesday, that it has begun evacuating employees from all the headquarters of its diplomatic missions in Ukraine, Russia Today reported.

Earlier, the Foreign Ministry said that the Russian leadership decided to evacuate the employees of diplomatic missions in Ukraine, to protect people's lives and ensure their safety.

It confirmed in a statement yesterday, Tuesday, that the evacuations will take place as soon as possible, noting that this decision was taken over threats to the life and safety of embassy employees.

"Since 2014, the Russian embassy in Kiev and the general consulates of our country in Odessa, Lvov and Kharkov have been repeatedly attacked. Provocations were regularly launched against the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Kiev... The center's property was also damaged," the ministry said.