 Wagner Group founder expects Kiev to launch counter-offensive by May the 15th. The Ukrainian military is ready for a counter-offensive that will be launched by May the 15th. Wagner Private Military Company founder Yevgeny Prigozin said in a video interview with journalist Semyon Pegov. The Ukrainian army is ready for the counter-offensive. It was impeded by bad weather and perhaps some internal problems that it had to resolve. Prigozin said, perhaps they will give us a rest on May the 9th, but the offensive will 100% begin before May the 15th, he said. Prigozin has a thriving public relations operation that is active on social media. Moreover, he has become a vocal critic of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Russia's leading generals arguing that they are incompetent and that his Wagner forces are the reason Russia has made any progress in Ukraine. Prigozin is still seen as a close Putin ally, but that could change if the expected Ukrainian spring counter-offensive proves successful. President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine has been preparing for a counter-offensive. However, it requires weapons to preserve more lives. There will be a counter-offensive and I believe it will be a success and we will finally liberate our territories. I'm not ready to say when it will happen or how. Many things depend on us, but there are many details in the supply of certain weapons. We strive to preserve as many lives as possible, so weapons are crucial, Zelensky said. The president also believes that Ukraine will get its Crimea back. Zelensky said that there were moments when Ukraine's partners were letting the country down regarding supplying equipment.