LATEST: UK follows U.S in withdrawing embassy staff from Ukraine.
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The UK is withdrawing some embassy staff and dependants from Ukraine in response to the "growing threat" from Russia.
In a statement, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office stressed that the British embassy in Kyiv "remains open and will continue to carry out essential work".
Sky News understands the staff being withdrawn are non-essential and the embassy remains fully operational.
Hours earlier, the US ordered the families of all American embassy staff in the capital to leave Ukraine amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion.
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