Assuming it turns out Ukraine was not that that worried about a breakout past the city, then this is now just the equivalent of Zelenskyy coyly saying "ooooh it would be soooooo horrible for us to loose that city your impaling yourself on, what would we eeeever do" whilst holding his pinky finger to the side of his mouth and giving suggestive side eye.
KarpKomet t1_je54059 wrote
Reply to Ukraine can't falter in Bahkmut or Russia will 'smell that we are weak,' Zelenskyy says by APnews
Assuming it turns out Ukraine was not that that worried about a breakout past the city, then this is now just the equivalent of Zelenskyy coyly saying "ooooh it would be soooooo horrible for us to loose that city your impaling yourself on, what would we eeeever do" whilst holding his pinky finger to the side of his mouth and giving suggestive side eye.