Sen. Daines, Rep. Spartz First US Lawmakers to Visit Ukraine Since Start of War

Sen. Steve Daines testifies at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on March 3, 2022. (Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images); Ukrainian-American Rep. Victoria Spartz attends a news conference in Washington, DC, on March 02, 2022. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday in a show of solidarity with the country and to witness the aftermath of the Russian invasion.

The two Republicans are the first elected U.S. officials known to have visited the country since the start of the war on Feb. 24. The duo traveled from Kyiv to Bucha, a city near the Ukrainian capital where numerous bodies have recently been found in mass graves.