President Zelenskyy visits the most contested front line in Bakhmut.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise visit to Bakhmut, a city hailed by his deputy defense minister as an eastern fortress amid heavy fighting over the last several months. The visit is a significant show of defiance and a demonstration of support for Ukrainian forces engaged in some of the fiercest battles in recent weeks. While meeting soldiers in the battlefield both Russia and Ukraine struggle to control on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke of a difficult situation and said he hoped for more support from the United States. One of the men he met told Zelenskyy: “The servicemen you have awarded today have written the most beautiful words to our brothers from America. We ask you to pass them on if possible,” Zelenskyy responded: “We will convey to their Congress, we will convey to the President of the United States the guys’ gratitude for their support.”