Russia is building a new line of defense on the TOT of the Zaporizhzhia region
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Russia is building a new line of defense on the TOT of the Zaporizhzhia region

Zaporizhzhia region
Source:  ATESH

Guerrillas of the Crimean Tatar resistance movement ATESH scouted the construction of a new line of defense in the Vyshnevaty area on the territory of the part of the Zaporizhia region temporarily occupied by Russia.

Points of attention

  • Russian occupying forces are intensifying their activities by building new defense structures in the Vyshnevaty area of the Zaporizhzhia region, fearing an advance by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
  • The ATESH resistance movement is actively scouting and disrupting Russian plans by identifying key objects and weakening defense capabilities.
  • In the temporarily occupied Yevpatoria in Crimea, Russian forces are transforming the beaches into fortified bunkers with surveillance cameras, indicating further militarization efforts.
  • The construction of fortifications, trenches, and engineering equipment by Russian troops highlights their preparations to create additional defensive lines in the Zaporizhzhia region.
  • The deteriorating appearance of the newly established 'points of fire' along the embankment in Yevpatoria raises concerns about the unsustainable nature of these fortified areas in the long run.

Russia is building new defense structures at the TOT of the Zaporizhzhia region

An ATESH agent recorded the construction of a new line of defense by the Russian occupying forces in the Vyshnevaty district of Zaporizhzhya region. During the reconnaissance, fortifications, trenches, as well as engineering equipment, including excavators, involved in strengthening positions were discovered.

Due to the fear of the advance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on certain areas of the front, the Russian troops have significantly intensified their activities to create additional defensive lines.

ATESH continues to identify key objects of the occupiers, destroying their plans and weakening defense capabilities even at the stage of preparation.

The Russians turned the beaches in Yevpatoria into bunkers

According to the partisans of the Crimean Tatar resistance movement ATESH, Russian "points of fire" are located along the entire embankment of the temporarily occupied Yevpatoria in Crimea with an interval of 25-30 m.

Russian "points of fire" are located along the entire embankment at intervals of 25-30 m. Surveillance cameras are also installed there. In addition, it is reported that there are plans to close access to the beaches for vacationers.

Looking at the rotten boards and torn sandbags, it becomes obvious that it will not be possible to fight with such a "fortified area" for a long time. Each new point has an even sadder appearance than the previous one.

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India denies Russian crude oil tanker entry

a tanker
Source:  Bloomberg

Indian authorities have denied entry to a local port to a tanker carrying Russian crude oil for state-owned Indian Oil Corp. due to a lack of proper documentation of its seaworthiness.

Points of attention

  • Indian authorities rejected entry of a tanker carrying Russian crude oil due to lack of proper seaworthiness documentation, causing a conflict with shipping regulations.
  • The tanker Andaman Skies, loaded with 767,000 barrels of oil, was denied entry at the port of Vadinar because it lacked necessary certificates and was over 20 years old.
  • Indian regulations require tankers over 20 years old to have seaworthiness certificates from recognized international associations, leading to the denial of entry for this vessel.

India banned the reception of a tanker with Russian oil

This is reported by Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter.

According to analysts from Kpler, the Honduran-flagged tanker Andaman Skies, which was built in 2004, loaded 767,000 barrels of oil at the port in Murmansk, Russia, on February 24 and was due to unload on March 30 at the port of Vadinar.

Interlocutors point out that Indian regulations require tankers over 20 years old to have a seaworthiness certificate issued by a member of the International Association of Classification Societies or an organization authorized by the local regulator.

The vessel was certified by a local consultancy company, Dakar Class, which is not recognized by Indian authorities.

The tanker is currently in the Arabian Sea between Oman and India, still fully loaded, and appears to have stopped moving.

According to sources, the ship was allowed to enter an Indian port last year because it had not been in service for 20 years at that time.

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