Hennadii Zubko: Ukraine is to erect a dignity line in the East
Ukraine is to build three fortification lines to protect the country from
any aggression from the East. Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister of Regional
Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities of Ukraine Hennadii
Zubko announced at a press conference "Hundred Days
of Reforms: Results and Future Goals".
"This is a huge and important work. We are building a kind of the
dignity line that is supposed to protect carrying out the reforms, drawing investment
and rehabilitation of Ukraine. Everything being fought for
during the Revolution of Dignity. We must protect ourselves from
banditry and separatism, which reigns in the East of Ukraine", Hennadii Zubko declared.
The Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine reminded that on commission of President
of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and according to the decision of the National
Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, the
Government had allotted UAH 850 million for the construction of fortification
facilities.
"All the citizens who are now staying in the temporarily
uncontrolled territories are our citizens. But we must take necessary measures
to prevent the spread of terrorism throughout the territory of independent
Ukraine", urged the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine.
Hennadii Zubko emphasized,
"An appropriate position is that of the President of Ukraine which is: the
construction of fortification facilities should become a nationwide
objective". "Each region is now engaged into the activities to erect
fortifications, the contractors will have to travel to the place of works in Luhansk
and Donetsk regions," he noted.
According to the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, these works are due to
be fulfilled "just throughout 60 days". "We must ensure our
military not to be in the open field, but protected. This will allow them apart
from just performing combat duty to have normal conditions for rest and
military service", he added.
Moreover, Hennadii Zubko
promised to demonstrate fortification facilities after their construction finished.