Ukrainian forces appear to be gearing up for a long-anticipated counter-offensive aimed at retaking territories captured earlier by Russia, according to sources from both sides of the conflict.
On April 28, Russian reports from the field suggested that Ukraine was amassing troops and equipment along several parts of the 680-mile-long frontline. 
Yuri Barbashov, a Moscow-appointed official in the Russia-held Kherson region, reported seeing “massive troop movements” near the front, the purpose of which he said was unclear.
“[Ukrainian] troops are being relocated; exact routes remain unclear,” Barbashov was quoted as saying by Russia’s TASS news agency. 
“They’re mostly moving towards the Dnipro River,” he said, adding that many appeared to be “non-local.”…