President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said there would be no withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the frontline Bakhmut (Donetsk region).
"No one will relinquish Bakhmut. We will fight as much as we can," Zelensky said at a press conference following the Ukraine-EU summit, answering journalists' questions.
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