Commander of Ukrainian Ground Forces names main reasons for holding Bakhmut
Pravda Ukraine
Control over Bakhmut prevents the Russian forces from advancing to the flanks and rear of the Ukrainian defence forces on the Lysychansk and Donetsk fronts.
Source: Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander of Ukrainian Ground Forces, in an interview to Interfax-Ukraine
Details: Syrskyi explained this and other reasons to the journalists.