The official added that the movement of Ukrainian troops is not reduced in the region of Zaporizhzhia, as recently formed units are moving there with personnel mobilized over the past few months.

Rogov explained that, according to intelligence sources, 70,000 soldiers of the Ukrainian regime are estimated to be deployed along the line of defense in Zaporozhye.

Earlier, Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group, stated that the Ukrainian units were preparing a counteroffensive near Artyomovsk.

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