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CNN: Zelensky pledges to liberate Bakhmut, two other crucial cities

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CNN: Zelensky pledges to liberate Bakhmut, two other crucial cities
President Volodymyr Zelensky walks with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) as he arrives for a meeting with members of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 21, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine will de-occupy a number of Ukrainian cities.

“We will de-occupy Bakhmut. And I think we will de-occupy two more cities,” Zelensky stated in Washington, according to CNN.

Although he would not clarify which cities he referred to, Zelensky stressed that there is a “very, very comprehensive plan.”

Russia occupied Bakhmut in late May after a nearly yearlong battle for the city. Fighting has continued in the outskirts of the city ever since.

In his discussion with CNN editors, Zelensky also addressed several other issues, including his talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a reiteration of the need for ATACMS, his positive discussion with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN General Assembly, and a vow not to ease the pressure of the counteroffensive.

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Nate Ostiller is a former News Editor at the Kyiv Independent. He works on special projects as a researcher and writer for The Red Line Podcast, covering Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and focused primarily on digital misinformation, memory politics, and ethnic conflict. Nate has a Master’s degree in Russian and Eurasian Studies from the University of Glasgow, and spent two years studying abroad at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Ukraine. Originally from the USA, he is currently based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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