U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (C) holds landmine sniffer dog, a Jack Russell Terrier named Patron during his visit at a children's hospital in Kyiv on September 8, 2022.

Blinken gave a toy dog as a present to Maryna, a 6-year old patient. The girl came to Kyiv from the Kherson region. Getty Images. Previously: On 8 September, Antony Blinken came to Kyiv unannounced.

YEVHEN KIZILOV - THURSDAY, 8 SEPTEMBER 2022, 15:21 Antony Blinken, the United States Secretary of State, made an unannounced visit to Kyiv and met with a Ukrainian celebrity - Patron, a military dog.

STORY: During his visit Blinken toured a children's hospital where he met doctors and the Jack Russell dog Patron and its handler. Blinken offered Patron a treat and picked him up. Later Blinken ...

STORY: During his visit Blinken toured a children's hospital where he met doctors and the Jack Russell dog Patron and its handler. Blinken offered Patron a treat and picked him up. Later Blinken was ...

STORY: During his visit Blinken toured a children's hospital where he met doctors and the Jack Russell dog Patron and its handler. Blinken offered Patron a treat and picked him up. Later Blinken ...