Ukrainian defenders have been heroically defending Bakhmut for 6 months now. They must hold out until Ukraine receives the necessary weapons.
This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to him, after the capture of the city, the Russians will want to go further.
Why Ukrainian fighters do not leave Bakhmut
Zelensky noted that the situation around Bakhmut should be viewed from the point of view of the military and special services.
It's all a matter of time. In times of war, time does not have the same meaning. We must hold out until we get weapons,” the president said.
According to him, from a strategic point of view, Bakhmut is not very important, since the Russians completely destroyed it with artillery.
“But if they accept Bakhmut, they will want to go further. This will give them an advantage. The question is that will be after Bakhmut,” the head of state summed up.
Note that recently, during a press conference on the results of the Ukraine-EU summit, Zelensky expressed a similar opinion – Ukrainian troops. keep Bakhmut to the last and go on a counteroffensive after they receive long-range weapons.
The situation at the front: briefly
- According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy continues to attack in some areas . The Russians are concentrating their main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Kupyansky, Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Novopavlovsky directions.
- Heavy fighting continues in the eastern part of Bakhmut. As military expert Oleg Zhdanov noted, if the Armed Forces of Ukraine stop the infidels near the village of Ivanovskoye, then the defense of the western part of the city will make sense.
- Speaker of the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces Sergei Cherevaty said that every day the losses of infidels near Bakhmut leave hundreds.
- The maximum escalation is now taking place in the Kremennaya area in the Luhansk region. There, the invaders attack in constant waves, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine fight back and repel the attacks.
- In turn, the intelligence of the British Ministry of Defense emphasizes that Russia's operational goal is to capture the rest of the Donetsk region held by Ukraine.
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