Ukrainian counteroffensive will begin after May 2 - Prigozhin

This was reported by his press service.

“It's raining today, the last rain is due on May 2, and we need another week for the wind to dry the soil. After that, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be ready to move,” he said.

Prigozhin noted that the offensive could take place on May 9, although he emphasized that it is a Russian tradition to use holidays during military operations.

“Will they do it on May 9 to 'spoil' the holiday? Maybe so. Or maybe not, it's only in Russia that we do everything on holidays. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are ready to go all out and cut the flanks, and no one has covered our flanks,” he said.

• The Institute for the Study of War believes that the owner of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has launched an information operation to undermine confidence in Russia's state-owned PMCs.