Health minister says installation to be manned by civilians; timeline not yet clear, but could be as early as next week

Foreign Ministry alert comes amid growing fears of Moscow targeting civilians in Ukraine and Belarus who are seeking to join the war from the north

Three flights Monday evening and Tuesday carry medical supplies, systems that provide potable water, and winter gear

Parents of Roman Brodsky, 37, say their son was killed by Ukrainian troops who believed the car he was traveling in carried Russian-supporting Chechen forces

Three buses take people from Lviv to Poland, as embassy staff instruct thousands of citizens by phone on how to get out of Ukraine

The Foreign Ministry is directing people to cross land borders into Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Moldova, from where the government will aid them in traveling home

Some 1,000 workers not being let in due to labor dispute, according to report, as representative of geriatric institutions declares extreme shortage of care providers

Diplomats stationed in Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Moldova visit border crossings to lay groundwork to help Israelis, Ukrainian Jews flee in case of Russian invasion

‘An eruption [of war] will be quick and severe,’ ministry says, amid growing Western warnings that Russia may soon launch invasion; Israeli embassy in Kyiv kept open for now

Foreign Ministry opens consular office in western city of Lviv as Jerusalem reportedly asks Moscow for assistance in evacuating its citizens in event of invasion