"We understand that the counteroffensive (of the Ukrainian troops) will take place in the near future. This can happen for days, perhaps even hours, "RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
He said that there is information that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are pulling up forces. According to Balitsky, "all green spaces, plantings are clogged today with equipment and personnel" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
He also said that the Ukrainian military is completely evicting the front-line gray zone, including "the whole city of Stepnogorsk."
According to him, preparations for the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue.
"We are ready to meet the enemy if he goes to our land," Balitsky said.
Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister of the Zaporozhye region Andriy Kozenko said that about 70 thousand people are planned to be resettled from the shelled areas of the region.