Zelenskyy: We cannot give up Bakhmut, that would expand battle front
Pravda Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine cannot give up on holding Bakhmut, as its conquest by Russian forces could give them a stepping-stone to advance on Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.
Source: Zelenskyy in an interview to Al Arabiya
Quote: “It is impossible for us to give up on Bakhmut because this would [help] expand the battle front and give the Russian forces and Wagner a chance to seize more of our lands.