Russia–Ukraine barrier

Russia–Ukraine barrier
Russia–Ukraine border
Type	Border barrier
Site information
Controlled by	Armed Forces of Ukraine
Condition	Active
Site history
Built	2014–2018 (planned)
Built by	Ukraine
In use	2015–present
Battles/wars	War in Donbass

Russia–Ukraine barrier – also known as Ukrainian Wall or European Wall – is a fortified border barrier currently under construction by Ukraine on the Russia–Ukraine border. The aim of the project is preventing Russian military and hybrid warfare intervention in Ukraine - eg. "Little Green Men". The former Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk presented this project on 3 September 2014. On 12 September 2014, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has allocated 100 million hryvnia for the construction of fortifications on the border with Russia and on the border with Crimea. On 18 March 2015, the Ukrainian government allocated 865 million hryvnia to build fortifications on the border between Ukraine and Russia.

Following the 2014–15 Russian military intervention in Ukraine, in June 2014, Ukrainian politician and business magnate Ihor Kolomoyskyi suggested that Ukraine should build a wall along the border with Russia. On 3 September 2014 Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced Ukraine would strengthen its border with Russia and called this "Project Wall". The command of Ukraine's anti-terrorist forces stated that "Two defense lines have been planned, and their main goal is to prevent the infiltration by the adversary into the territory of Ukraine". According to Yatsenyuk the project was needed "to cut off Russian support for insurgents in eastern regions" and also to obtain a visa-free regime with the European Union for Ukraine. It is also an employment project. Project "Wall" was officially started on 10 September 2014.

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