NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will convene a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council on Wednesday at Kyiv's request, a spokesperson for the Western military alliance said on Tuesday, Reuters reports.

"The meeting will be held at ambassadorial level," said the spokesperson, Farah Dakhlallah.

"Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov is expected to brief Allies via video-link on the battlefield situation and priority capability needs," she added.