Overview
- Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Gen. Randy George arrived in Ukraine on an unannounced trip, becoming the highest-level Pentagon officials under President Trump to visit, and their spokespeople declined comment.
- They are slated to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, senior commanders and lawmakers to advance a proposed exchange of drone and autonomous munitions technologies described as a major deal.
- The Army has set a goal to buy 1 million drones over the next two to three years, and Driscoll has publicly urged the service to mirror Ukraine’s speed in adapting and fielding new systems.
- The trip comes as Russia intensifies missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities, with recent reporting of heavy strikes on Kyiv including hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles.
- Separate media reports say the administration is exploring new ceasefire ideas and potential contacts with Russian officials, but there has been no official confirmation of such diplomacy linked to this visit.