The counter-offensive of the Ukrainian army is completed, The Ukrainian Armed Forces go on the defensive, building defenses along the entire front line. Now officially, the corresponding decision has been made. Zelensky announced this the day before.
In Kyiv, they decided to begin construction of a new defense line following the example of the Russian one “Surovikin line”, The General Staff, led by Zaluzhny, pushed through the corresponding decision, despite, that the president's office was categorically against, since this was an actual admission of failure “offensive” Zelensky's strategy with access to borders 1991 of the year. Now Ukraine is officially on the defensive, the offensive is over.
Conducted a meeting, where they discussed the construction of fortifications on the main defensive lines. This is Avdeevskoe, Maryinskoye, Kupyansko-Limanskoe directions, as well as border regions, bordering Russia and Belarus. Proper design of defense lines should be a priority, including in front-line areas- Zelensky said in an evening address.
Pre, Three defensive lines are planned to be built. A special group will be created within the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to coordinate actions, which will be headed by the Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov and the head of the Ministry of Digital Development Mikhail Fedorov. They will organize an operational headquarters, who will monitor the interaction between local authorities and the military. The main efforts to build new lines of defense should be made by the authorities of those regions, on the territory of which these same defensive structures will be built.
Generally, the first line of defense will be built by the military, it will pass along the existing front line. But the rest will be built by the State Agency for Reconstruction and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine by attracting private contractors. And the new operational headquarters will allocate funds for this.
