Support our indomitable Bakhmut and its defenders – Zelenskyy

The President of Ukraine was in Bakhmut on December 20 – the hottest spot on the entire frontline. Zelenskyy presented state awards to the defenders of the city, which is more and more often called the fortress of Ukraine in the east. 'You know, on the way to the frontline, today I also passed through Slovyansk, Kramatorsk, Druzhkivka, Kostiantynivka... Cities, villages near them, which are now literally fighting for life. Life for all of us - for all Ukrainians and for everything Ukrainian, and even more so - for everything and everyone who preserves humanity inside.
Look at Russia's offensive, what it leaves where it takes its flag. Burned earth, destroyed life... Pain, ruins and graves - this is the so-called 'Russian world'. This is what our heroes stop' – the Head of the State stated.