Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are expected to visit Kyiv as Russian troops pummel eastern regions

Russian forces are focused on capturing the east and eliminating the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol. Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelensky says Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are expected to visit Kyiv. They'd be the highest-ranking U.S. officials to step foot in Ukraine since the war began.

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