German Foreign Minister Baerbock arrives in Kyiv.

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in Kyiv on Nov. 4, marking her eighth visit to Ukraine.
“We are countering this brutality with our humanity and support, so that Ukrainians can not only survive the winter, but so that their country can survive,” Baerbock said upon arrival, according to Reuters.
The German minister is expected to meet her Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha, and President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Her visit comes as Ukraine braces for what may be the harshest winter of the war yet.
The Ukrainian energy grid was badly damaged during Russia’s massive aerial campaigns in the autumn-winter period of 2022-23 and in the spring of 2024. Fresh attacks against infrastructure are expected as temperatures drop.