Ukrainian forces ‘gradually gaining ground’ against Russia, NATO chief insists

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, on an unannounced visit to Kyiv, said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces were “gradually gaining ground” in their counteroffensive against Russian forces. Speaking at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Stoltenberg also said Russian troops were only fighting for Moscow’s “imperial delusions.”

• Ukrainian troops are ‘gradually gaining ground,’ NATO chief says