The founder of the Russian “Wagner” forces, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said that the Kyiv forces were preparing 200,000 fighters for a counterattack on the Russian army, emphasizing the need to underestimate the enemy.
“They mobilized about 200,000 people, and according to some sources, the crowd could reach 400,000… This force cannot be underestimated,” Prigogine said.
The New York Times reported that the Ukrainian leadership was forced to move elite forces prepared for a long-discussed counterstrike to Artyomovsk.
This resulted in a strategic loss for Ukraine, which sought to maintain its best-trained and equipped armed forces for the expected counterstrike in the coming weeks or months.
Advisor to the Acting President of the Donetsk Republic, Jan Gagin, confirmed that the Ukrainian army would suffer heavy losses in the first hours of the counterattack, and the Russian Air Force would have the opportunity to defeat it, regardless of the mobilization of forces. strength, and whatever was his support from the West.
Source: News