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To: TimF who wrote (763549)6/3/2022 3:43:51 PM
From: skinowski  Read Replies (2) of 793670
 
But also the terrain was considered more favorable for offensive in the Donbass because its flatter and more open. It is more suitable for armored sweeps and rapid outflanking of the enemy.
The terrain in Donbas is flat - but not entirely so. It contains massive fortifications, built over the last 8 years.

>>>>> It has been reported that a total of 300 defensive works for 600 km of fortifications have been built with the use of 12,000 concrete structures. Three lines of defense have been built since the work started. Ukraine’s 20 regions were involved in the construction of the fortification structures by efforts of 5,000 construction workers with the use of 35,000 wagons of building materials.

>>>> planned to build about 1,500 kilometres of trenches and communication trenches, more than 8,000 entrenchments for heavy weapons, more than 4,000 bunkers and a 60-kilometre-long fence of passive obstacles.<<

The above is from an old, 2015 article. Since then, the construction kept expanding. tass.com

Edit - I’m no follower of Jimmy Dore, but here he’s sort of talking on the subject.

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