Balitsky: the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine may begin in the next few hours

The counteroffensive of the Ukrainian armed forces may begin in the coming days or even hours, declared Acting Governor of the Zaporozhye Region Yevgeny Balitsky on the air of Soloviev Live.

“We understand that a counteroffensive will take place in the near future. We are in control of the situation with the clash line, outside the clash line to a depth of 150 km, and we understand that this can happen in days, it can even happen for hours,” Balitsky said.

According to him, over the past week, the Ukrainian military attacked the cities closest to the line of combat clashes.

Ukraine announces a counteroffensive from the winter. On March 10, adviser to the head of the country’s presidential office, Mikhail Podolyak, in an interview with the Italian newspaper La Stampa, said that the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine could begin within the next two months. On April 17, the American magazine Newsweek, citing secret documents leaked to the network, wrote that the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine could begin after the completion of the supply of Western weapons at the end of April.

April 29, the founder of PMC “Wagner” Yevgeny Prigozhin declaredthat the Armed Forces of Ukraine are ready for a counteroffensive. According to him, it can begin before May 15. On May 2, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, in an interview with Fox News, allowed the start of a UAF counteroffensive “in the coming weeks.”