Ukrainian troops begin to seize initiative on battlefield - AFU captain Prozapas

He said this on the air of the Espreso TV channel.

"The offensive impulse of the Russian army in the Bakhmut direction has stalled. The initiative is gradually passing to the Armed Forces. We are starting to move forward not only in the Bakhmut sector but also in other areas. I hope that the Russian forces will not have time to regroup and the summer campaign will lead to the same results as last year in Kherson and Kharkiv regions," emphasised Prozapas.

According to the Ukrainian Armed Forces captain, there are tendencies on the battlefield for the Armed Forces of Ukraine to seize the initiative.

"I urge everyone to follow the official messages from the General Staff of Ukraine and keep quiet about the counteroffensive," Prozapas emphasised.

• On June 3, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Ukraine's readiness to launch a counteroffensive, but added that it could take some time and would be costly.
• Subsequently, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar released a video on the future plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, where the following two sentences appear on the screen: "Plans love silence. There will be no announcement of the start". Meaning that there will be no announcement of a counteroffensive.
• The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, notes that the fighting in Ukraine has recently intensified. And the Ukrainian Defense Forces are well prepared for a counteroffensive