: :inin Kyiv (EET)

As Ukraine erects defenses, critics fear expensive failure


Trenches fortified by timber have been hollowed out for soldiers to take up positions.

[…] bulky, metallic obstacles looped together with more barbed wire are laid across the fields to halt advancing tanks and infantry.

With much of eastern Ukraine in the hands of Russian-backed separatists, large swaths of the border remain impossible to secure — meaning enemy troops can just sneak in through areas under rebel control.

[…] cash-strapped authorities have already had to revise budgets downward, so there’s little money for building defenses.

Others believe investing in fences and trenches is a waste of money, noting that anti-tank defenses will be of …read more

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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