Defensive fortification work continues in Ukraine's frontline regions, with 2,130 strongpoints already built and more than 3,000 kilometers of anti-tank ditches completed.
According to Ukrinform, this was reported on Telegram by Denys Shmyhal, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, reports Telegraph.
During a visit to the Zaporizhzhia region, Shmyhal heard a briefing from Major General Oleksandr Yakovets, Head of the State Special Transport Service, on the construction of fortifications in the Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Kiev regions.
And according to the report, the State Special Transport Service has already built 2,130 platoon strongpoints, over 3,000 km of anti-tank ditches, more than 1,000 km of obstacle pyramids, 16,000 km of wire barrier lines, and 4,300 km of low-visibility obstacles.
Shmyhal thanked the State Special Transport Service for its coordinated work.
"We must continue to increase the pace of fortification construction and improve construction technologies, because this is a critical line of Ukraine's defense capability," the minister stressed.
As previously reported by Ukrinform, Shmyhal inspected the construction of fortifications on the Zaporizhzhia axis. /Telegrafi/
