"Consider that the so-called counteroffensive will be the beginning of a quick and terrible end for the criminal Kiev regime," RIA Novosti quoted Babashov as saying.
According to him, ordinary Ukrainians will "take a sip of grief" because of the actions of their authorities.
He noted that the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has no chance of success.
Earlier, the deputy head of the office of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, Ihor Zhovkva, said that the Ukrainian army still lacks weapons to conduct a counteroffensive.
According to retired US Lieutenant General Mark Hertling, the Ukrainian Armed Forces do not launch a counteroffensive due to high risks.
According to the Financial Times, Ukrainian troops will come under intense shelling from the Russian army during the offensive.