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Vladimir Putin's army 'builds 19-mile tsar train' defensive barrier in eastern Ukraine

Source: AP

Vladimir Putin’s army has built a 19-mile “tsar train” defensive barrier in eastern Ukraine, military experts suggested.

They believe the construction aims to stop future attacks by Ukrainian forces.

The Institute for The Study of War highlighting the barrier in the Donetsk province of eastern Ukraine.

“Russian forces appear to have constructed a 30-kilometer-long barrier dubbed the ‘tsar train’ in occupied Donetsk Oblast, possibly to serve as a defensive line against future Ukrainian assaults,” it said.

The barrier is reportedly constructed from

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