Zelensky Visits Troops in Bakhmut as Russians Assault
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President Vladimir Zelensky, before traveling to the United States to speak before the U.S. Congress, was seen in what he called the “hottest spot on the entire frontline:” Bakhmut. As Zelensky met with the troops and handed out well-deserved awards, explosions in the distance could be heard.
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s unannounced visit on Tuesday to Bakhmut to rally the soldiers there was perhaps his most daring visit to the front lines since Russia invaded Ukraine, and a demonstration of defiance in the face of Moscow’s ceaseless assault against the ravaged eastern city (Zelensky’s Visit to Bakhmut).
The Russian military command wants Bakhmut more than anything right now. Wrecked beyond recognition, the town holds very little military value but the loss of life on the Russian side has been so steep that it almost seems like Russia is now obsessed with that piece of earth — they were known to make such mistakes in World War II.
For a plot of land the size of the average super Walmart in the U.S., it is estimated that 260,000 Russian troops died in a two-year period. Known as the “Nevsky Pyatochok,” it was believed that if a bridgehead could be established there, the…
