US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on what is his third trip to the Ukrainian capital since the start of the war, writes CNN.

The visit comes as Ukraine’s counteroffensive moves into its 4th month, with both political and military leaders in Kyiv talking up recent gains, especially in the south of the country, following growing concerns the concerted push on the battlefield has failed to produce results.

Blinken’s first stop was at a military cemetery, where he laid a wreath in honor of Ukraine’s fallen soldiers. Later he is scheduled to meet with, among others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, from whom he can expect a first-hand report of Ukraine’s efforts to regain land around the eastern city of Bakhmut.