CNN:
Zelensky said his motivations to keep the city are “so different” to Russia’s objectives. “We understand what Russia wants to achieve there. Russia needs at least some victory – a small victory – even by ruining everything in Bakhmut, just killing every civilian there,” Zelensky said.
He said that if Russia is able to “put their little flag” on top of Bakhmut, it would help “mobilize their society in order to create this idea they’re such a powerful army.”
It is interesting to see US/EU/NATO officials (and their sock puppets) vowing to hold Bakhmut and openly discussing the town’s vital importance, while simultaneously pretending that Russia’s impending victory there is not important.
See also: Russia’s Shoigu Says Capturing Ukraine’s Bakhmut Will Allow More Offensives