Bakhmut: Zelenskyy resists resignation calls amidst ongoing conflict.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is standing firm on his decision to hold the frontline city of Bakhmut against Russian assaults, despite mounting criticism from some Western military analysts and Ukrainian soldiers. The long-running battle has become a test of wills, with some questioning whether it is politically important rather than tactically significant. While the Ukrainians have suffered significant casualties, they claim the Russians are losing seven soldiers for each Ukrainian life lost, although NATO military officials put the kill ratio at more like five to one.