Zelenskiy visits ‘eastern fortress’

Bloomberg

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made a surprise visit to Bakhmut, a city hailed by his deputy defense minister as “our eastern fortress” amid heavy fighting over the past few weeks.
As the president handed awards to servicemen, Ukraine’s government said it had reached a deal with Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp to get thousands more Starlink antennas to help keep people online amid Russia’s attacks on infrastructure. Ukrainian units have downed 67 drones since December 7, Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat said.
“We have a difficult situation, the enemy is increasing its numbers,” Zelenskiy said in comments shown on the Freedom TV channel. “We will pass on to the US Congress, to President Biden, our gratitude for their support.”