Russian troops will have βopen roadβ to capture key cities in eastern Ukraine if theyΒ seize control of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned in an interview with CNN, as he defended his decision to keep Ukrainian forces in the besieged city.
βThis is tactical for us,β Zelensky said, insisting that Kyivβs military brass is united in prolongingΒ its defense of the cityΒ after weeks of Russian attacks left it on the cusp of falling to Moscowβs troops.
