Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to the US for air-defense batteries to shield its second-biggest city as Russia launched a large-scale offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region.

“We need, today, two Patriots for Kharkiv,” Zelenskiy told Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a meeting in Kyiv, referring to the US-made anti-missile defense system.

Blinken is using a visit to reassure Kyiv and the rest of Europe of President Joe Biden’s support repelling Russia after a lengthy political fight on Capitol Hill over a $61 billion aid package. America’s top diplomat also used the visit to call for continued government reforms to stamp out corruption and boost foreign investments needed for postwar reconstruction.

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