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City threat summary

Kyiv is assessed at the critical threat level for political violence, reflecting the ongoing armed conflict with Russia and the persistent risk of indiscriminate missile and drone strikes on non-frontline urban areas including the capital.

The U.S. State Department maintains a Level 4: Do Not Travel advisory for Ukraine, and the UK FCDO advises against all travel to Kyiv, both citing the active war as the primary driver.

Street crime including pickpocketing, scams, and opportunistic theft presents an elevated but moderate concern, while terrorism risk is assessed at a medium level for the region.

Country overview

Ukraine remains in an active wartime environment now entering its fifth year, with Russian forces conducting ongoing ground operations along eastern and southern frontlines while delivering nationwide missile and drone strikes against civilian and critical infrastructure targets.

The security situation can deteriorate with virtually no warning, and no region of Ukraine — including western oblasts — can be considered fully safe from aerial attack.

The U.S. State Department maintains its highest advisory tier (Level 4: Do Not Travel), and the UK FCDO advises against all travel to most of Ukraine and against all but essential travel to specified western regions.

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