Ukrainian artillery fires towards the frontline during heavy fighting amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Bakhmut, Ukraine, April 13, 2023.
Ukrainian artillery fires towards the frontline during heavy fighting amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Bakhmut, Ukraine, April 13, 2023.
  • Wagner boss Prigozhin said on Thursday that Ukraine's "counteroffensive is in full swing."
  • Ukrainian forces have reported counterattacks near the war-torn city of Bakhmut. 
  • But President Zelenskyy said earlier that Kyiv still needs "more time" before a major assault.  

Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed Thursday that Ukraine's much-anticipated counteroffensive is in "full swing," rebuffing comments made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy just hours earlier about delaying major operations.