U.S. urges citizens to leave Ukraine ‘now’ Heightened fears of attack on Kyiv around independence day Wednesday marks six months since Russian invasion Concern over dangers to nuclear plant KYIV, Aug 23 (Reuters) – The United States 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. The warning followed a ban by the Ukrainian government on celebrations in the capital Kyiv on Wednesday’s anniversary of independence from Soviet rule due to fears of attack. read more On the battlefield, Russian forces carried out artillery and air strikes in the Zaporizhzhia region in southeastern Ukraine, where fighting has taken place near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, the Ukrainian military said. But six months on from Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, and with thousands of deaths and […]