Last year, Russia had the second most powerful army in the world, and now it is the second most powerful in Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a joint meeting of the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), Report informs.
He said Ukraine is “slowly gaining ground” in its counteroffensive despite difficult fighting: “This is heavy fighting, difficult fighting but they have been able to breach the defensive lines of the Russian forces. And they are moving forward.”