𝔼𝕩𝕔𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕧𝕖: ℤ𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕟𝕤𝕜𝕪 𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕟𝕤 𝕠𝕗 ‘𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕟 𝕣𝕠𝕒𝕕’ 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝕌𝕜𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕖’𝕤 𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕥 𝕚𝕗 ℝ𝕦𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕒 𝕔𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖𝕤 𝔹𝕒𝕜𝕙𝕞𝕦𝕥

Russian troops will have “open road” to capture key cities in eastern Ukraine if they 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.

“This is tactical for us,” Zelensky said, insisting that Kyiv’s military brass is united in prolonging its defense of the city after weeks of Russian attacks left it on the cusp of falling to Moscow’s troops.

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