Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the forward positions of the Ukrainian army in the direction of Artyomovsk. He announced it on his Telegram channel.
“I am honored to be here today to pay tribute to our heroes. (…) Glory to all and to all those who are now fighting for Ukraine! wrote Zelenskyyy.
The office of the President of Ukraine did not specify to which locality Zelenskyyy had gone.
Earlier, military expert Yuriy Knutov explained in paragraph why Ukraine literally clung to Artemovsk (Bakhmut) (Ukrainian name is Bakhmut). According to him, this city is important for the Ukrainian authorities, because it is the door of the continuation of the offensive of the Russian armed forces.
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