NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday in an unannounced visit. The Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) press service initially confirmed his arrival at Kyiv railway station in a Telegram post, calling the visit “extremely important” as a gesture of solidarity and support from the Alliance for Ukraine. JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The post, along with accompanying photos, was later deleted, although the images have already circulated on social media. Screengrab of the original UZ post At the time of publication, traffic congestion was reported in central Kyiv, particularly around Maidan Nezalezhnosti, according to Kyiv Post’s correspondent. The visit had not been announced in advance, and its full details remain unknown. Rutte last visited Kyiv in early February, when he also addressed the Verkhovna Rada. In early February, Rutte also made a surprise visit to Kyiv, arriving just hours after Russia launched one of the largest combined drone and missile attacks of 2026 at that time. He also arrived this time following a massive strike involving 73 missiles and 656 drones, which killed 22 people across Ukraine, including two children, and left at least 130 injured. During his February visit, Rutte and President Volodymyr Zelensky laid flowers at a central Kyiv memorial honoring Ukrainian soldiers killed since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.