Prigozhin said that the offensive of the Ukrainian side has already begun

The offensive of the Ukrainian army has already begun. This opinion was expressed by the founder of PMC “Wagner” Yevgeny Prigozhin. Audio recording of the statement published his press service in the Telegram channel.

“I believe that the offensive of the Ukrainian army, in fact, has already begun. We see the highest activity of enemy aircraft. We see his highest activity along the perimeter and inside our front,” Prigogine said.

Russian forces control the front “inside,” but the situation around the perimeter looks “not the best way,” he said. Prigozhin also drew attention to Kyiv’s attacks in the Russian regions, mentioning incidents with “trains, drones, and so on.” “Therefore, I think that everything has already gone. When will it become active? I think that in the near future,” he concluded.

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 Prigogine 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 admitted the start of the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine “in the coming weeks”. Earlier today, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also announced “rapid offensive actions” of the Ukrainian army. He expressed confidence that after that the West would transfer combat aircraft to Kyiv.