NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Monday said it was “not too late” for Ukraine to win the war, despite its outmanned and outgunned military struggling in the face of Russian advances while waiting for stalled weapons deliveries from allies.
Ukrainian forces have been on the defensive for months, while Russia’s troops have steadily inched forward along the frontline.
On Monday Russia claimed to have captured a second village in as many days in eastern Ukraine, while a missile strike on the Black Sea port of Odesa killed at least four people and wounded 27.
Moscow has for weeks pressed its advantage at the front, an effort it has accelerated in recent days before crucial US weapons reach Kyiv’s exhausted frontline forces.
“Ukraine has been…
