Despite the reduction in diplomatic staff, the core embassy team, our dedicated Ukrainian colleagues, and @StateDept and U.S. personnel around the world will continue relentless diplomatic and assistance efforts in support of Ukraine’s security, democracy, and prosperity.
— U.S. Embassy Kyiv (@USEmbassyKyiv) February 12, 2022
CBS News’s Eena Ruffini reports the embassy staff have been destroying documents, a senior State Department official telling her it’s “standard practice to reduce those holdings in high risk security situations like this”. Staff are headed to a consulate in Lviv, close to the Polish border.