Russia advances in battle for eastern Ukraine city as NATO warns of long war

A view shows a tram depot destroyed by a Russian missile strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv, Ukraine June 18, 2022. REUTERS/Vitalii Hnidyi

(Corrects spelling of Sievierodonetsk in paragraphs 3, 7, 9, 12)

KYIV (Reuters) -Russia said on Sunday it seized a village near Ukraine's industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, a prime target in Moscow's campaign to control the country's east, as the head of NATO predicted the war could last for years.