Is it safe to visit Eastern Europe?

Foreign Office issues warning to British citizens in countries bordering Ukraine

A woman prays on Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine
A woman prays on Independence Square in Kyiv after air raid signals rang out in the city
(Image credit: Daniel Leal/AFP/Getty Images)

Flights arriving and departing from UK airports have been ordered to avoid Ukrainian airspace after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbour overnight.

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