Debate has raged over whether Kyiv’s outnumbered forces should remain in the eastern Ukraine city. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KYIV - President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview published on Sunday that Ukraine would maintain its months-long defence of the eastern city of Bakhmut, mindful of the price paid in human lives.Kyiv’s outnumbered forcesBakhmut, in the frontline Donetsk region, had a pre-war population of 70,000 but now Ukrainian officials estimate fewer than 5,000 civilians remain.
Analysts say the town has more symbolic than strategic value as a gateway to cities farther west in Donetsk region. It has concentrated on securing control of Donbas, made up of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, after failing initially to advance on the capital Kyiv.Russian troops, spearheaded by the Russian Wagner Group mercenary force,
But Ukrainian military analysts have said the town, protected by a river and wooded areas, has considerable significance in pinning down Russian occupying forces.
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