Ukrainians have proved they can liberate territory, says NATO Secretary General 

He said this during a speech before the Youth Workers' League - the largest political youth organization in Norway and associated with the Norwegian Labor Party.

"What we are seeing now is a brutal and bloody war of attrition. The advance of the Russians has stopped again. And the Ukrainians have shown the ability to strike back and return territories, they are planning a counteroffensive in the south," Stoltenberg said.

Stoltenberg noted that NATO has two tasks in the Russian-Ukrainian war: to support Ukraine and to prevent the conflict from escalating into a full-scale war between NATO and Russia.

He added: at the NATO summit in Madrid more than a month ago, all NATO countries agreed that they would support Ukraine as long as necessary.

He emphasized that the Alliance countries are paying a price for supporting Ukraine. However, it can be measured in money, while the price Ukraine pays is measured in human lives.