Ukraine official says military may pull back from Bakhmut

The town of Bakhmut, the site of the heaviest battles with the Russian troops, Donetsk region, Ukraine (Yevhen Titov/AP/PA)

Ukraine’s military could pull back from the key eastern stronghold of Bakhmut, an adviser to the Ukrainian president said on Wednesday, amid a relentless Russian offensive.

“Our military is obviously going to weigh all of the options. So far, they’ve held the city, but if need be, they will strategically pull back,” Alexander Rodnyansky, an economic adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, told CNN.