The UK and Australia said they have begun withdrawing some embassy personnel from Ukraine, while Germany offered assistance to staff members’ families and some civilians who want to leave. The precautionary measures come as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that “gloomy” intelligence suggested Russia was planning a lightning raid on Kyiv. The U.S. State Department has also ordered family members of U.S. government employees at its embassy in Kyiv to leave the Ukrainian capital and authorized the voluntary departure of non-essential civil servants on Sunday night. The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) said on Monday that it has started pulling out some embassy staff and family members in response to the “growing threat from Russia.” It also advised against all travel to three contested border regions and all but essential travel to the rest of Ukraine. “The British Embassy remains open and will continue to carry out essential …