The evacuation of personnel has begun in all Russian diplomatic missions in Ukraine, Vesti reported.
"The evacuation of personnel has already started," the agency's interlocutor said.
The departure of the staff of the diplomatic mission in Russia is associated with threats to life and safety. The Russian Foreign Ministry recalled that the Russian embassy in Kiev and the consulates general in Odesa, Lviv and Kharkiv were repeatedly attacked.
"The targets of aggressive actions were Russian diplomats. Threats of physical violence were made against them. Their vehicles were set on fire. Contrary to their obligations under the Vienna conventions on diplomatic and consular relations, the Kiev authorities did not react to what was happening," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
