Antony Blinken arrives in Ukraine as Russianoffensive mounts | BBC News

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Ukraine asweapons from a new American aid package begin arriving at the front line.

Blinken, who arrived in Kyiv by sleeper train, isexpected 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 ofthe most significant Russian ground attacks since the start of the war.