On eve of NATO meet, Ukrainian troops eye more help amid tough fighting
On the eve of a key NATO summit in Vilnius, Ukrainian soldiers fighting fierce and costly battles called on the alliance to consider Kyiv's demands for eventual accession, saying it may be the only way to end the war with Russia once and for all. Ukraine's forces have made some headway in their summer counteroffensive, but the gains have been slow and smaller than many had hoped in a sobering reminder of how the conflict in the south and east could drag on. Povar, a 32-year-old marine infantryman who gave only his callsign and covered most of his face with a camouflaged scarf, said...