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Pushilin: the West pushes Ukraine to the counter-offensive

October 4, 2025

The acting head of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Denis Pushilin, is convinced that the West is pushing Ukraine to launch a counter-offensive. He said this on the air of the Russia 24 television channel.

“We see that the West, especially America, is now pushing the Kiev regime to launch a counter-offensive. We need victories, we need some kind of justification why a huge amount of funds, both financial and logistical in terms of military support, are pouring into it,” Pushilin noted.

He also pointed out that the DPR authorities are seeing how Ukraine is preparing for a counteroffensive, transferring reserves and additional equipment to the line of contact.

“But, will it be such a grand counter-offensive, or will it just be propaganda…” asked the acting head of the DPR.

Furthermore, he said that to liberate Maryinka, Russian troops had to take control of a section west of the town.

Pushilin: West pushes Ukraine to counteroffensive

Russia Desk

Russia Desk

The Russia Desk leads The Eastern Herald's coverage of Russia, the war in Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank, and the post-Soviet space. The desk has reported continuously on the Russia-Ukraine conflict since its full-scale expansion in February 2022 and verifies through Kremlin statements, NATO briefings.

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