Ukraine still struggling with fortifying the frontline, MP says

“The issue of fortifications is a painful one,” said Rakhmanin.

“The situation is extremely complex, tangled, and patchy. There are areas where fortifications are being built effectively, and then there are places where the structures are constructed haphazardly and without clear logic.”

He further explained that multiple bodies, including the State Special Transport Service, the engineering corps under the Command of Support Forces, local administrations, and various units, are simultaneously responsible for the construction of fortifications. This fragmentation of responsibility leads to “chaos.”

“There needs to be a single structure, one decision-making center, and one methodology, tested by experience and time,” Rakhmanin continues.

“When many different structures, often not even communicating with each other, are responsible and use different regulatory bases, funding sources, and answer to various decision-making bodies, the situation will remain chaotic. Why this hasn't been resolved yet is also a mystery to me.”

He noted that this issue had been raised in meetings of the parliamentary Temporary Investigative Commission, which includes his committee colleague Roman Kostenko. However, he remains unclear why construction efforts haven't been streamlined under one structure.

“I still don't understand why we have two different structures—the State Special Transport Service and the engineering corps—performing essentially the same functions, but reporting to entirely separate decision-making centers,” Rakhmanin said.