Latest Notices for American Citizens
June 02, 2009 Warden Message - Security Caution in Market Areas
St. Petersburg, Russia
This is an information message for all American citizens. If you need emergency assistance, please contact us by e-mail at StPetersburgACS@state.gov, by fax at 7-812-331-2646 or phone us at 7-812-331-2600.
Russian law enforcement authorities and the U.S. Embassy are in receipt of potential threat information targeting those market areas in Moscow frequented by Central Asian and Caucasian immigrants. The information is purported to originate from a Russian nationalist group and specifically identifies the Cherkizovskiy Market, adjacent to Izamailovsky Park, as a potential target. The validity of the information is being assessed at this time.
While the assessment process is ongoing, we caution U.S. citizens to avoid travel to the market areas for the near future.
For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs website at http://travel.state.gov, where the current Worldwide Caution, Travel Alerts, Travel Warnings, and health-information resources can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S. and Canada or, for callers in other areas, by calling a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).
To report any security related incidents, U.S. citizens should immediately contact the Embassy or nearest Consulate General. The American Citizen Services Unit of the U.S. Embassy is located at 21 Novinsky Bulvar, Moscow (Metro Barrikadnaya) tel. 7-495-728-5577. The after-hours emergency telephone number is 7-495-728-5000. U.S. citizens may also wish to review safety information on the Embassy website, http://moscow.usembassy.gov. U.S. Consulate Generals are located in:
St. Petersburg
15 Ulitsa Furshtadtskaya, St. Petersburg 191028
Tel.: 7-812-331-2600
Fax: 7-812-331-2646
Email: StPetersburgACS@state.gov
Vladivostok
32 Ulitsa Pushkinskaya, Vladivostok 690001
Tel.: 7-4232-30-00-70
Fax: 7-4232-30-00-91
After-hours emergencies: 7-4232-71-00-67
E-mail: vladcons@state.gov
Yekaterinburg
15a Ulitsa Gogolya, 4th floor, Yekaterinburg 620151
Tel.: 7-343-379-3001
Fax: 7-343-379-4515
After-hours emergencies: 7-8-902-84-16653
Email: consulyekat@state.gov