The Commissioner of the Council of national security and defense Council of Ukraine Andriy Lysenko at a press conference on Thursday said that the Ukrainian border guards strengthened border with Russia, a broken-out section 62 km antitank ditches and equipping of 50 km barrier. The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko have said before, that Kiev will be erected on the boundary line with Russia, if necessary, a modern powerful complex of fortifications. He promised to make similar Mannerheim line. Later Yatsenyuk announced the start of construction " of the real state border with the Russian Federation ", the project was named " the Wall ". The Ukrainian authorities suggest to implement it for 3 years. According to specialists, the project may cost Ukraine $4 billion and is unlikely to meet the deadline (3 years) set by politicians. And the head of the international Department of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Alexei Pushkov believes that the meaning of construction of Ukraine on the border line with the Russian Federation " Wall " is in the incitement of hatred towards Russia and the theft of budget funds." Today, the border guard service of Ukraine has 62 miles of anti-tank ditches and other 50 kilometers of fences. Developed and updated 750 kilometres control and tracking strips. Equipped trenches, trenches and roadblocks ", ? said Lysenko. According to him, the border guards have also installed more than 200 observation towers, equipped with hidden places of service.

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