WARSAW, March 08, /ITAR-TASS/. The Polish Consulate General in Sevastopol has suspended operation, the Polish Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, March 8.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has made the decision to suspend the operation of the Polish Consulate General in Sevastopol. Its functions will be handed over to the Consulate General in Odessa,” the ministry said.

It advised Polish citizens to leave Crimea (autonomy within Ukraine) “in connection with the situation in the region".