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Ukraine fortifies Odesa with anti-tank ditches and barriers to deter assault

Ukraine is nearing completion of miles of anti-tank ditches, bunkers, “dragon’s teeth” and barbed wire around Odesa to prepare the city for defense from all directions, the South Regional Directorate of the Territorial Defense Forces reported.

26 May, 03:36 PM

Ukraine builds fortifications in 45 cities as long-war defenses deepen

Ukraine is building fortifications in at least 45 cities as it prepares for a long-term defense, OSINT monitoring group Oko Hora wrote on May 4, citing a post by French OSINT analyst Clement Molin.

4 May, 02:36 PM

Ukraine builds northern defense line to block Russian push toward Sumy

Ukraine is building a continuous defense line from Sumy to the Kyiv Reservoir to block Russian operations and prevent Moscow from creating a so-called “buffer zone,” Brig. Gen. Vasyl Syrotenko, head of the engineering troops of the Support Forces Command of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, said in a video comment to Ukrinform.

28 April, 02:32 PM

Law enforcement uncovers $315k embezzlement scheme in fortification construction

Police have uncovered the embezzlement of over $315,000 (14 million UAH) in tenders related to the construction of fortifications in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko reported on March 13.

13 March, 12:43 PM

Audit reveals $240m for fortifications left unused in 2024

Systemic flaws — including fragmented planning and weak internal control — plague critical infrastructure protection and fortification construction, Accounting Chamber Chair Olha Pishchanska said on Feb. 16.

16 February, 03:17 PM

NABU probes Poltava officials over missing fortification funds

National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) is probing possible abuses in fortification construction ordered by Poltava Regional Military Administration, the agency's chief Semen Kryvonos told Radio Svoboda on Nov. 18.

19 November 2025, 09:49 AM

Russia builds bunkers and hangars at airfields after Cobweb Operation — satellite imagery

New satellite imagery indicates that Russia is constructing protective structures at several of its airbases following Ukraine’s Cobweb Operation on June 1, targeting Russian aviation assets, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on July 13.

14 July 2025, 09:50 AM

Preparation of fortifications in Sumy Oblast requires separate analysis, expert says

What tactics the Russians chose for advancing in Sumy Oblast and why they are succeeding was explained by military expert and former spokesman for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Vladislav Seleznev, during a Radio NV broadcast on June 19.

19 June 2025, 04:35 PM

DeepState reveals Dnipropetrovsk Oblast fortifications to counter Russian advance

Ukraine is building fortified defenses along the Dnipropetrovsk-Donetsk oblast border, incorporating lessons from Kharkiv’s fortification failures to counter Russian advances and FPV-drone threats, the DeepState monitoring group reported on June 15.

15 June 2025, 08:00 PM

Storm batters Russian protective structures around Crimean Bridge

A storm has destroyed protective structures near the illegally built Crimean Bridge, Dmytro Pletenchuk, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Naval Forces, said on national television on Jan. 6.

6 January 2025, 06:03 PM

Kharkiv Oblast defense projects awarded to firms with Russian tie

Since the start of the full-scale war, the Kharkiv-based company Project Alliance has received 1.2 billion hryvnias ($33.5 million) from the state budget despite its ties to Russia, a Hromadske investigation revealed on Aug. 21.

21 August 2024, 06:38 PM

Russians fortify beaches of occupied Yevpatoria, posing threat to civilians - photos

Numerous firing points set up by Russians along the sandy beaches of Yevpatoria in temporarily occupied Crimea were discovered by the peninsula’s resistance movement Atesh and reported on Telegram on July 17, accompanied by numerous photos.

17 July 2024, 06:34 PM

Demonstration fortification in Kharkiv Oblast used for officials to take photos — MP

Fortifications in Kharkiv were not built everywhere they were supposed to be, said Mykhailo Bondar, a member of European Solidarity and the Temporary Investigation Commission on Construction of Fortifications and Purchase of Drones, on Radio NV on May 22.

25 May 2024, 07:00 PM

Ukrainian Parliament moves to probe state spending on fortifications and drones

The Ukrainian Parliament established a temporary investigative commission to examine state budget expenditures on fortifications and drone production, according to draft resolution No. 11282 published on May 21.

22 May 2024, 01:07 PM

Rada votes to supervise fortification efforts and drone procurement

Ukraine's parliament has approved the formation of a temporary special commission to oversee the use of state budget funds for military fortifications and the procurement and manufacturing of UAVs , MP Iryna Herashchenko reported on May 22.

22 May 2024, 12:52 PM

Kharkiv Oblast builds defenses 10-15 km from frontline — Video

The construction of defensive structures about 10-15 kilometers from the active front line in Kharkiv Oblast continues, NV reported on Facebook on May 17.

18 May 2024, 03:09 PM

HUR alerts authorities of Russian offensive plans ahead of time

Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine (HUR) was aware of Russian plans for an offensive in Kharkiv Oblast, and all relevant Ukrainian authorities were informed, said HUR spokesman Andriy Yusov on a national TV on May 12.

12 May 2024, 06:33 PM

Poland continues building fortifications on Belarus border

Poland is further fortifying its border with Belarus, constructing bunkers and digging trenches, Poland's Minister of National Defense, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said on May 9, according to Polish radio station Radio ZET.

10 May 2024, 01:46 PM

Russian forces increase attacks on Ukrainian building equipment along frontline, says military expert

Russians are now actively attacking Ukrainian construction equipment on the front, said military expert Serhii Beskrestnov with call sign "Flash" on an interviev with Radio NV on April 25.

28 April 2024, 04:28 PM

Ukrainian cabinet approves additional $100 million for defensive fortifications in five regions

The Ukrainian government is beefing up its defense capabilities, earmarking an additional UAH 3.88 billion (around $100 million) to construct defensive structures across five key regions, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal wrote on Telegram on April 12.

12 April 2024, 03:08 PM

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