Russian troops will have โopen roadโ to capture key cities in eastern Ukraine if theyย 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.
โThis is tactical for us,โ Zelensky said, insisting that Kyivโs military brass is united in prolongingย its defense of the cityย after weeks of Russian attacks left it on the cusp of falling to Moscowโs troops.
