Zelenskyy's Counteroffensive Gives Ukraine Hope Against Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told NBC News that if Ukraine's counteroffensive succeeds, Russia will ultimately lose the war. The long-awaited counteroffensive aims to drive Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces out of occupied territory. Incremental gains have been made, but no breakthrough yet against tough Russian defenses in Ukraine's south and east. The counteroffensive could prove crucial not just to Zelenskyy's hopes of retaking seized land, but also to maintaining allied support, which could be strained by the complexities of the battlefield and domestic politics. Training for Ukrainian pilots to fly American-made F-16 fighter jets has already begun, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday.