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In the Donbass, a defensive band, the works of which have recently been announced by the Russians, is being established. Nicknamed the Wagner line, the line of defense is intended to block the road to the Ukrainian counter-offensive.
For several kilometers, two rows of triangular concrete blocks called the dragon’s teeth. A little further on, a wide trench. According to images broadcast by the Russian media, Russia is building fortified defenses in the north of the Donbass. Posted objective: stop or at least slow down the Ukrainian tanks. Satellite images attest to its construction in recent weeks. It stretches for a few kilometers Hirske, but should eventually cover more than 200 kilometers in the Donbassaccording Russian media.
Her name : the Wagner line, name of a group of Russian mercenaries who built it. His boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin confirmed this on social media on October 23. Mercenaries who fight alongside the Russian army, but compete with it. “The reasons for this communication around this line of defense: a priori, it is really Wagner, this private company, a private army, which today is doing almost better than the Russian army which is in disarray. They are the only ones who continue to move forward, especially in Bakhmout”explains Xavier Tytelmanaeronautics and defense consultant. Wagner even announcement construction of such a line proximity to Belgorod (Russia)a region regularly bombarded by the Ukrainians.