Around the airfield of temporarily occupied Berdyansk, the enemy is equipping a circular line of defense. This is evidenced by satellite images from Planet Labs processed by Defense Express..

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Defense lines appeared around the airport, consisting of trenches, trenches, Wagner anti-tank pyramids and separate positions with hidden equipment.

Construction work, judging by the pictures, began tentatively on January 10. The preparation by the invaders of the defense of the airfield, which is located almost 100 km from the front line, indicates broader plans for this object than using it simply as a helicopter base.

Recall that earlier Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced a plan to deploy naval bases in Berdyansk and Mariupol. According to Shoigu, ports for this purpose were put into operation "