Ukraine’s army chief says war not yet at ‘turning point’

KYIV: Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky said Friday that a turning point in the war with Russia was “still a long way off,” despite hailing a string of recent successes for his troops. Kyiv’s army has halted the Russian advance across much of the front line in recent months, and delivered a string of major long-range attacks on Russian oil refineries. Many in Ukraine and among their backers abroad are saying Kyiv’s troops are on the front foot in the more than four-year war.