@the_kyiv_independent: When people call Donetsk Oblast Ukraine’s "fortress belt", this is what it looks like on the ground. In this video, the Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell walks through one stretch of defenses built for drone warfare: cleared tree lines, layers of barbed wire, anti-tank ditches, and dragon’s teeth running in unbroken lines — all inside a kill zone where Ukrainian drones can spot and strike within minutes. Cities like Kramatorsk and Sloviansk would already cost Russian forces heavily to take. The fortifications funnel any advance onto a handful of roads, built as choke points to draw troops in and inflict losses at scale — a ground-level answer to arguments that Ukraine should simply give up this land.

Jose montes :

We speak in few months

Krestina lysell grahn :

maharoo :

love from jamaica

s197862 :

what is the purpose of showing this to the public .

ŞķīBîíŴįZ💰🤬🇦🇺 :

What’s the meaning of what’s he’s saying

Ack :

how much did this obstacle network cost ?

Jehovah :

according to u

Sabata :

you are very excited

Bronco :

AI

gyrshjivshb :

I wish Ukraine well but these defensive lines are built to foil warfare tactics that are now obsolete. These lines would be very effective at slowing and channeling a tank/armoured and infantry assault but drones have already rendered these tactics obsolete

daniele9196 :

This is where my money goes, btw

joegohct :

how does that win you the war? and if can't win .... what's the point?

Fishing Ing :

then how you retake mariopol then?

Planned_vet :

Meanwhile that's fertile arable land that would feed millions of people but aggression rendered it unusable. Sad

keramki :

but mines

comby :

but bakmut and others were more fortified than this

Mac :

see you in August

Ilona :

war isn't for the poor

Pablo Cruz :

I would not like to attack that

plutto :

for sure war is so terrible and devastating

taremwamosesPoiioo1ez :

Desperation

bn61820 :

that's a joke act

the Men :

all this is useless

💩 🤣💩 :

who paid for building this? investors?

Ina Ali :

and the road?