Trying to Hold Artemovsk is Detrimental to Ukrainian Military - Security Analyst

The city of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) in the Donetsk People’s Republic has in recent months been the site of the fiercest fighting during Russia’s special operation in Ukraine. Although the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said it would be better to abandon Artemovsk, President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered the city to be held at all costs.