'There is no chance for us to step back, and we should fight,' Volodymyr Omelyan told Newsweek.
"First of all, it's our city," Omelyan toldUkrainian servicemen prepare a D-30 howitzer to fire toward Russian positions near Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, on March 21, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Fighting remains"intense" in Bakhmut, former minister Volodymyr Omelyan told Newsweek.Omelyan's battalion, part of Ukraine's infantry forces, had been stationed in Bakhmut and was involved in the fighting for the ruined settlement in early March.
He had limited military experience before he joined Ukraine's armed forces on February 24, 2022, as Russia's troops crossed over into the country. One of the most difficult things to see, he said, were the civilians who remained in the city, enduring urban warfare, bombardment and strikes. "It's really awful, and I feel very sad about that," he said."But we do understand that there is no chance for us to step back, and we should fight."
Omelyan emphasized the use of drones in Bakhmut, where urban warfare dominates in the battle for control of the Donetsk settlement.
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