Russia began building defense structures around the occupied Ukrainian the southern city of Mariupol. To this end, two factories are producing anti-tank structures: concrete pyramids, also known as “dragon’s teeth”, according to the latest intelligence information published by the British Ministry of Defense.
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London reports that “dragon’s teeth” may have been installed between Mariupol and the village of Nikolske; and from northern Mariupol to the village of Starykrima. Mariupol is part of Moscow’s “land bridge” from Russia to Crimea, which is the main line of logistic communication. Dragon’s teeth were also sent to prepare defensive fortifications in occupied Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.
Russia strengthens its lines in all occupation zones. On 19 October, the owner of the “Wagner” mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, claimed that a fortified “Wagner line” was under construction in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region, the British ministry recalls.
This activity shows that Russia is making significant efforts to prepare defenses behind its current front line and to prevent any rapid advance of Kiev forces in the event of a breakthrough in Ukraine, British intelligence concluded.
Defense intelligence latest update on the situation in Ukraine – 08 November 2022
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Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began early in the morning of February 24 with rocket launches, air strikes and the arrival of ground forces. The occupiers in Ukraine have suffered heavy losses and are accused of deliberate killings of civilians as well as other war crimes.
In general, the war in Ukraine has been going on since 2014, when Russia occupied the Crimean peninsula and started a war in eastern Ukraine.
