(VOVworld) - The Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Alexander Zakharchenko, said that all forces are ready for a large-scale offensive, stressing that the federalists are armed to counter attack.

The federalists are armed to counter attack

Previously, Andrey Lysenko, a spokesperson for Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, said the Ukrainian military was striking to isolate gunmen in Dotnetsk and Gorlovka city and prevent weapons supply for the two cities. He added that the military managed to isolate fighters of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic in Krasny Luch city.