#Ukraine #traveladvice The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all travel to #Crimea. British nationals in Crimea should leave now. The FCO is not able to provide consular services to anyone choosing to remain in Crimea. Events in Ukraine are fast moving. You should monitor this travel advice regularly and subscribe to email alerts. #Russian #forces and pro-Russian groups have established full operational control in Crimea and the situation remains extremely tense. An illegal referendum was held on 16 March and tensions remain high. Flights in and out of Simferopol airport are subject to disruption. If you’re using this #route, you should stay in touch with your airline. #Train and #bus routes out of the peninsula are still operating, though subject to unscheduled disruptions. There are reports of #road #blocks, with passengers being searched but traffic is able to get through. If you’re currently visiting or living in Crimea, you should leave now. If you choose to remain, you should keep a low profile, avoid areas of protest or stand-off and stay indoors where possible. You should take great care and remain vigilant throughout #Ukraine, but particularly in the south and east of the country where violent clashes, including some fatalities, between demonstrators have taken place in the cities of #Donetsk, #Kharkiv, #Luhansk, #Dnipropetrovsk, #Odesa and #Mykolaiyv. Such incidents could occur again at short notice. You should avoid all #demonstrations and public gatherings. The situation in #Kyiv and other Western cities has calmed considerably following months of violent protest during which nearly 100 people were killed, though public protests continue in and around Independence Square and St Michael’s Squares. There has been some increase in street crime, including muggings, in Central Kyiv, especially after nightfall. The British Emb
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:57:07 +0000
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