MADRID, May 1. (EUROPEAN PRESS) –
The British Intelligence Service had indicated this Monday that Russia had built “one of the most extensive military defense systems” in recent decades worldwide since the summer of 2022, in the framework of its invasion of Ukraine.
“Since the summer of 2022, Russia has built some of the most extensive military defense systems seen anywhere in the world in decades,” they said, according to a series of messages published by the UK Ministry of Defense on social network Twitter. .
As such, they have determined that “these defenses are not only close to the current front lines, but have dug deep into the territory currently controlled by Russia.”
“Satellite images show that Russia has made special efforts to fortify the northern borders of occupied Crimea, including a layered defense zone near the city of Medvedevka,” they explained.
In this sense, they have pointed out that “Russia has also dug hundreds of miles of trenches within internationally recognized Russian territory, including the Belgorod and Kursk regions.” “The defense highlighted the deep concern of Russian leaders that Ukraine could make great strides,” they said.
“However, some of this work may have been ordered by local commanders and civilian leaders in an effort to promote the official narrative that Russia is being ‘threatened’ by Ukraine and NATO,” the British intelligence service said.
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