Zelensky refuses to abandon Bakhmut and calls for faster delivery of weapons

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyit is clear: bakhmut it is his stronghold in the Donesk region and he will stick to its defense to the end. “If long-range weapons deliveries get faster, we won’t withdraw from Bakhmut and start vacate Donbaswhich has been busy since 2014,” he pointed out this Friday.

Precisely there, in Bakhmut, an American volunteer doctor died this Saturday. A Russian missile hit his vehicle near the front line. Meanwhile, the fighting continues and both sides exchange prisoners. They have recently done so with 116 Ukrainian soldiers, freed in exchange for 63 Russian prisoners of war.

While waiting for the great Russian counteroffensive, Zelensky calls for the continuity of the Economic sanctions to ensure that Russia cannot restore its military capability. “Sanctions have slowed down this process,” he recently assured.

He has also celebrated the arrival of arms that has been asking for months, like the Americans. They have a range of 150 kilometers and can be fired from HIMARS rocket launchers. Only the southern Crimea is out of reach.

While the delivery of the Leopards is finalized, the ukrainian soldiers they don’t waste time. They are already learning in the United Kingdom to handle the challenger tanks 2.