The Ukrainian president says his advisers had unanimously agreed to press on with the fight in Bakhmut and 'not to retreat' despite Russia trying to capture it for six months, targeting the city with heavy shelling in a three-sided assault.
However, the Bakhmut battle has exposed Russian military shortcomings and bitter divisions.
But in a video released on Saturday, he warned:"If Wagner retreats from Bakhmut now, the whole front will collapse. The situation will not be sweet for all military formations protecting Russian interests."Yevgeny Prigozhin, the millionaire owner of the Wagner mercenary group. Pic: Prigozhin Press Service/AP
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