The construction of fortifications in the Donbass must be completed Before mid-July, said the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko during his visit to Mariupol, Donetsk region on Thursday.

"Until the middle of July must be built all fortifications" - quoted Poroshenko

according to his statement, at the moment already built thirty percent of the planned fortifications, their Construction occurs according to schedule.

In the autumn of last year the Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko said that in the Donbas is the Construction of fortifications. Poroshenko believes that these structures will provide a reliable line of defense.

As stated later, the press service of the President, Poroshenko is in General no serious complaints about the construction. Head said after the inspection that a total planned Construction of about 300 fortifications. A hundred strongholds already completely prepared. This work is carried out by the Armed forces in cooperation with certain local administrations." Line of defense is building the whole of Ukraine ", - noted Poroshenko.

the Manager said that the volume and pace of construction of defensive structures is unprecedented. The total Cost of construction of all defensive structures are defined in about 1 billion UAH (us $ 47 million at current exchange rates).

The Ukrainian authorities began in April 2014 in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of residents of the region. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict were about 6, 5 thousand people. The settlement of the situation in the Donbass is discussed, as well as among them, during meetings in Minsk contact group, which since September of last year already took 3 of the document governing the steps to de-escalate the conflict.
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