Zaluzhnyi, Syrskyi at Supreme CinC Staff meeting call for continuing defense of Bakhmut

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhnyi and Commander of the Khortytsia operational and strategic group of troops Oleksandr Syrskyi have said that the defensive operation and further strengthening of positions in Bakhmut must be continued.

They stated this at a regular meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, which was held by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, Ukrinform reports with reference to the president's press service.

At the meeting, the commanders of the operational and strategic groups of troops reported on the situation on the main frontline directions. The members of the Staff reviewed the situation in Bakhmut in particular detail.

Assessing the course of the defense operation, the President asked Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhnyi and Commander of the Khortytsia operational and strategic group of troops Oleksandr Syrskyi about further actions in the Bakhmut direction. They spoke in favor of continuing the defense operation and further strengthening our positions in Bakhmut.

The meeting was also attended by Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate Kyrylo Budanov, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov, and commanders of troops and operational directions. The meeting was also joined by members of the government, heads of security and law enforcement agencies.

As reported by Ukrinform, Serhiy Cherevatyi, the spokesman for the East Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that the Ukrainian forces in Bakhmut continue to hold the defense.