Zelenskyy / World Official
Ukrainian leader Zelenskyy held a regular meeting of the headquarters and demanded to strengthen the defense of Bakhmut, to provide assistance to the Ukrainian army, which was in a tactical encirclement.
Zelenskyy says the position on defending the city was unanimously adopted by the military. Therefore, the commander-in-chief of the fallow should urgently find all the reserves in order to help the Ukrainian soldiers. MK talked about it.
“Today I directly asked Commander Syrsky and Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhny what they planned as the next defense operation in the direction of Bakhmut. Is it worth retreating or is it necessary to strengthen the The two generals replied “not to retreat and strengthen”, Zelenskyy said.
The Ukrainian armed forces lose equipment during the withdrawal from Bakhmut, all roads are crossed, Russian artillery is constantly working. The city was operationally surrounded, and now, in order to somehow change the situation, Kiev will have to make a lot of effort. The president’s office wants to avoid the wave of negative information and shift the focus of decision-making from politicians to the military.
Earlier it became known that the defense ministers of all EU countries, with the participation of NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and Ukrainian partners, plan to discuss the next arms deliveries. They will do so on Tuesday at an informal meeting in Stockholm.
