U.S. Embassy in Ukraine urges American citizens to consider departing now

FILE PHOTO: A flag waves in the wind at the U.S. embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

(Reuters) -The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv urged American citizens in Ukraine to consider departing now, saying that the security situation in the country was "unpredictable due to the increased threat of Russian military action."

The security situation in Ukraine "can deteriorate with little notice", the embassy said on its website https://bit.ly/3H932eH on Wednesday.