Wagner boss: “Offensive of Ukrainian forces has begun” | War Ukraine and Russia

His statement is separate from the footage of several explosions over the Kremlin that surfaced this afternoon. Russia called a Ukrainian drone attack that happened last night an “act of terror” and an “attempted assassination” of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ukraine, however, denies any involvement.

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Prigozhin doesn’t seem to know what’s going on. “There is no way I can comment on this,” he writes. “Maybe it was lightning. My priority is getting ammunition to continue fighting in Bachmoet. And hope the military flanks don’t screw it up (the regular Russian army defends the flanks during the siege of Bachmut, the Wagner mercenaries organize the offensive, ed.)”

According to the Wagner boss, the counter-offensive of the Ukrainian armed forces has actually started. He said this after a question from the media about the current situation at the front. According to Prigozhin, there is a lot of activity in the air and even more along the front line. “The active phase is for the near future,” he says. “It may be within a few days.”

Earlier, Prigozhin stated that he thought the counter-offensive would come before May 15.

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The day before yesterday, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksij Reznikov said preparations for the counter-offensive were almost complete. “We are very close to the finish today, where we can say that everything is ready,” he said. “It is then up to the General Staff, the President and his team to determine how, where and when we will strike. Depending on the situation on the battlefield. I believe in it.”