Russia–Ukraine barrier

Russia–Ukraine barrier
Russia–Ukraine border
Type Border barrier
Site information
Controlled by Armed Forces of Ukraine
Condition Active
Site history
Built 2014–present
Built by Ukraine
In use 2015–present
Battles/wars War in Donbass

Russia–Ukraine barrier – also known as Ukrainian Wall or European Wall[1][2] – is a fortified border barrier currently under construction by Ukraine on the Russia–Ukraine border. The aim of the project is preventing Russian military and hybrid warfare intervention in Ukraine.[3]

History

The former Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk presented this project on 3 September 2014. On 12 September 2014, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has allocated 100 million hryvnia[4] for the construction of fortifications on the border with Russia and on the border with Crimea. On 18 March 2015, the Ukrainian government allocated 865 million hryvnia to build fortifications on the border between Ukraine and Russia.[5]

On 20 August 2015, it was announced that Ukraine has completed 10% of the fortification line, stating that roughly 180 km of anti-tank ditches had been dug, 40 km of barbed wire fence and 500 fortification obstacles had been erected. 139 million hryvnia out of 300 million allocated has been used for construction of the wall at this point, and that another 460 million hryvnia were budgeted for 2016.[2][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ukrainian border guards support extending European Wall project to border with Transdniestria". Kyivpost.com. Interfax. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Ukrainian border guards use almost half of money allocated for European Wall in 2015". Interfax-Ukraine. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Vijai Maheshwari (27 October 2014). "The Great Wall of Ukraine". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Уряд уже виділив 100 млн грн на проект "Стіна" [The government has allocated 100 million hryvnias for the "The Wall" project] (in Ukrainian). Espreso. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Government to allocate 865 mln to build fortified border with Russia". Ukrinform. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "'Great Wall of Ukraine': Russian border fortification less than 10% built". Ukraine Today (Ukraine: Ukraine Today). Ukraine Today. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

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