The Department of State is preparing to approve the evacuation of some U.S. diplomats and diplomats' families from the embassy in Ukraine, sources confirmed to ABC News. The final authorization has not been approved, the sources said, so the scope of the evacuation is not yet clear. PHOTO: The first shipment of assistance from the United States to the Ukraine arrived in Ukraine, Jan. 22, 2022. In either case, the State Department will warn U.S. citizens to depart the country, too. US preparing to approve evacuation from embassy in Ukraine: Sources originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News January 22, 2022 21:45 UTC