NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with Members of the European Parliament. Photo Credit: NATO
Reuters: Ukraine is gaining ground in its counter offensive - NATO's Stoltenberg
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ukraine is making progress with a counter offensive started in June to reclaim territory seized by Russia, NATO Secretary-General said on Thursday, even though it was slow going due to Russian fortifications and minefields.
"The Ukrainians are gradually gaining ground...They have been able to breach the defensive lines of the Russian forces, and they are moving forward," Stoltenberg told lawmakers in remarks at the European Parliament.
Since launching its offensive, Kyiv has struggled to break through entrenched Russian lines and has faced growing criticism in Western media of concentrating forces in the wrong places.
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WNU Editor: If I was in Kyiv all I see is a lot of rhetoric and public announcements, but nothing of real substance being offered. Certainly not the massive amount of equipment that Ukraine now needs with the winding down of its counteroffensive and to replace what it has lost.
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