The head of the movement “We stand with Russia” Volodymyr Rogov said that after intense artillery preparation, the Ukrainian army went on the offensive in the direction of Orekhovsky.
“They were met with targeted fire at the first line of defense by our motorized rifles and scouts,” he wrote. Telegram. Russian tanks and artillery worked.
At 21:18 Rogov said that the situation in the area of the village of Rabotino (Zaporozhye region) is under control. Ukrainian soldiers withdrew to their original positions.
“The enemy has manpower and equipment losses – at least two equipment was hit – a tank and an armored personnel carrier,” he said.
According to preliminary information, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the current failed reconnaissance amounted to about 30 people.
According to Rogov, the Ukrainian offensive lasted a little over an hour. “The video shows the moments of the second part of the conflict, when the enemy suffered losses and was routed,” he said.
In the Zaporozhye region, several lines of deep defense were previously built, designed to stop the offensive attempts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“It’s already started”
On the afternoon of May 3, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that the counterattack would begin soon. “Why am I sure we will have planes, because soon we will carry out offensive operations, after them I am sure they will give us planes, I would like it to be the opposite, but as it happens, the politician said at a joint press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö.
The head of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, believes that the Ukrainian offensive has already begun.
“I believe that the offensive of the Ukrainian army has actually already begun. We see the highest activity of enemy aviation, we see the highest activity throughout the perimeter and inside our front,” he said.
Later, Prigozhin again informed about the counterattack, stating that he “has unlimited people and shells.”