U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday.
The visit comes hours after a Russian drone strike on the city, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continues to push for increased Western military support.
Austin emphasized on a post made from his X account that his fourth visit demonstrates “that the United States, alongside the international community, continues to stand by Ukraine.”
Ukraine is currently struggling to repel a fierce Russian offensive along the eastern front, with Zelenskyy urging Western allies to back his ‘victory plan’ to end the nearly three-year conflict.
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