Ukrainian forces’ withdrawal from Bakhmut ‘out of question,’ says General Staff

The New Voice of Ukraine
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Ukrainian defense of Bakhmut have the ability to defend themselves
Ukrainian defense of Bakhmut have the ability to defend themselves

Kovaliov said the situation in Bakhmut was under control, and Ukrainian forces were fighting back the invaders.

“As long as there are basements in Bakhmut and the ability to hold this territory, the fighters will stay there,” Kovaliov said.

He added that invading Russian forces had obliterated the nearby town of Soledar, so the Ukrainian military had taken the decision to leave it.

Read also: Ukrainian forces withdraw from Soledar, having fulfilled key tasks

Serhiy Cherevatyi, the spokesman for the Eastern Group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, announced on Jan. 25 that Ukrainian troops had withdrawn from Soledar to save lives, as the main task there had been accomplished.

According to him, the Ukrainian army had fulfilled their main task: they did not allow the enemy to systematically break through the Donetsk section of the front and enter the rear, and then move into the Ukrainian defenders’ operational space.

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