Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Kyiv on Saturday in a show of support as Ukraine prepares for a major counteroffensive against Russian forces and faces regular airstrikes, Reuters reported.

Justin Trudeau in KyivPhoto: VALENTYN OGIRENKO / AFP / Profimedia

Trudeau paid his respects at a memorial in the center of Kyiv to Ukrainian soldiers who died fighting pro-Russian forces since 2014.

NATO member Canada, which has one of the largest Ukrainian diasporas in the world, provided military and financial aid to Ukraine during a full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022.

Trudeau’s trip to Kyiv followed a night of Russian missile and drone attacks on targets outside the capital, including Odesa, Poltava Oblast and Kharkiv.