Since January, a build-up of around 100,000 Russian troops on Ukraine’s borders has seen tensions of a potential conflict escalate in the region.
“British nationals currently in Ukraine should leave now while commercial means are still available,” the FCDO said in a statement issued late on Friday (11 February).
The FCDO added it has temporarily withdrawn some British embassy staff and their dependants from Ukrainian capital Kiev.
It said that while the embassy remains open, it would be unable to provide in-person consular assistance and urged British nationals to leave while still able.
