Live updates on the Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine claims Russia attacked it with a phony "info-psychological attack" that threatened an impending bombing.

Russia-Ukraine War Live: After Ukraine launches ATACMS at Russia, the US closes its embassy in Kyiv, alleging a strike danger.

Russia-Ukraine War Live: Kyiv's top spy agency said Wednesday that Russia had launched "a massive information-psychological attack" against Ukraine by spreading a false warning about an impending mass air attack that was allegedly from Ukrainian military intelligence. "This message is a fake, it contains grammatical errors typical of Russian information and psychological operations," the Main Directorate of Intelligence stated, according to Reuters.

The United States just announced that it would temporarily close its mission in Kyiv following the revelation of "specific information of a potential significant air attack" today. Additionally, the embassy stated that "the US Embassy advises US individuals to be ready to immediately shelter in the event an air alert is announced”.

The Biden administration has now authorized the supply of anti-personnel land mines to Ukraine, just days after US President Joe Biden declared that the US is permitting Ukraine to fire its armaments in Russia.


Live updates on the Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine claims Russia sent a false alert about an impending attack

According to Kyiv's top spy agency, Russia launched "a massive information-psychological attack" on Ukraine on Wednesday by disseminating a fictitious warning about an impending mass air attack that was allegedly from Ukrainian military intelligence.

According to a statement from the Main Directorate of Intelligence, "a message is being spread via messengers and social networks … about the threat of a 'particularly massive' missile and bomb strike on Ukrainian cities today."

"This message is a fake; it contains grammatical errors that are common in psychological operations and Russian information."

Russia-Ukraine War Live Updates: As tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalate, gold increases for the third day in a row

Wednesday saw gold prices rise for the third straight session to reach a one-week high as investors turned to the safe-haven commodity in the face of growing geopolitical anxiety stoked by heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

As of 10:23 a.m. EST (1523 GMT), spot gold was up 0.6% at $2,646.79 an ounce, having earlier in the day reached its highest level since November 11.

U.S. gold futures increased by 0.8% to $2,650.60.

Real-time updates on the Russia-Ukraine war: The Netherlands provides the last two F-16s that were promised for Ukrainian pilot training.
According to a Dutch ministry statement on Wednesday, the Netherlands has delivered the last two of the 18 promised F-16 fighter airplanes to a training center in Romania where Ukrainian pilots and ground crew are being trained to operate and maintain the aircraft in combat.

One of the main proponents of an international alliance to provide Ukraine with F-16s to bolster its air defenses against the Russian invasion has been the Netherlands.

Russia-Ukraine War Live Updates: One day after employing US ATACMS, Ukraine launches UK Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia

A day after firing US ATACMS missiles, Ukraine launched a barrage of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia on Wednesday, the most recent Western weapon it has been authorized to employ against Russian targets.

The strikes were verified by an official on condition of anonymity after being widely reported by Russian war journalists on Telegram.

According to Moscow, a significant escalation in the confrontation would occur if Western weaponry were used to attack Russian territory located far from the border.

As Moscow's assault enters its thousandth day, Kyiv claims it must have the ability to defend itself by attacking Russian rear positions.