Position on Bakhmut was unanimously supported: Zelenskyy denies disagreements with Zaluzhnyi 

He made the announcement on Monday, March 6.

"We reviewed the situation in the operational areas, at each key point of the fighting. The Commander-in-Chief, commanders and intelligence reported. There was a special report on the situation in Bakhmut, around the city and more than an hour of discussion. In fact, the topic of Bakhmut became the main topic for this meeting," he said.

In particular, the President noted that there are "unfortunately, many different disinformation messages".

"From those who cannot even hear absolutely closed conversations about defense, but claim something about some alleged decisions on defense issues. The society must understand the meaning of our defense operations, the true meaning," Zelenskyy emphasized.

He also noted that at the Headquarters meeting he directly asked both the commander of Khortytsia, General Syrskyi, and Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhnyi how they saw the defense operation in the Bakhmut direction going forward.

"Whether to withdraw or to continue the defense and reinforce the city. Both generals answered: do not withdraw and reinforce. And this position was unanimously supported by both of them. There were no other positions. I told the Commander-in-Chief to find the appropriate forces to help the guys in Bakhmut," the President said.

In addition, Zelenskyy noted that "there is no such part of Ukraine that can be said to be abandoned. There is no Ukrainian trench in which the resilience and heroism of our soldiers would be allegedly invaluable."

• On March 6, it was reported that, according to Bild, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi had different views on the battle for Bakhmut in Donetsk region.