The ‘Fortress Belt’: Ukraine’s Last Line of Defense
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Ukrainian soldiers fire a mortar at Russian positions near Kostyantynivka on Aug. 26, 2025. Iryna Rybakova/Ukraine’s 93rd Mechanized Brigade via AP
Ukraine hopes a string of fortified cities in northwestern Donetsk—dubbed the “fortress belt”—will be able to stop any further Russian advance.
That belt is also exactly an area that Russia might demand as part of a peace deal.
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