US and UK order families of embassy staff to leave Ukraine

The UK confirmed the move after the SU ordered the families of all American personnel to leave the country in response to the risk of an invasion

A Ukrainian soldier in the trench on the line of separation from pro-Russian rebels, Mariupol, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. Picture: AP Photo/Andriy Dubchak

Both the US and UK have ordered the families of embassy personnel to leave Ukraine amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion.

The UK foreign office confirmed the move after the United States ordered the families of all American personnel at the US Embassy to leave the country in response to the risk of an invasion.