US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Ukraine as weapons from a new American aid package begin arriving at the front line.
Blinken, who arrived in Kyiv by sleeper train, is expected to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky and other officials.
The visit comes as the country struggles to hold back a major Russian incursion near its second biggest city of Kharkiv.
The cross-border offensive in Kharkiv region is one of the most significant Russian ground attacks since the start of the war.
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