The construction of a
60-kilometer fence on the border with Ukraine has been completed in Crimea.
SIMFEROPOL, December 28. /TASS/. The construction of a 60-kilometer fence on the border with Ukraine has been completed in Crimea, the press service of the Federal Security Service’s (FSB) Border Service for Russia’s Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol reported on Friday.
"The planned
construction of engineering structures and the installation of an intricate
system of alarm sensors has been completed in the area of the Isthmus of
Perekop. Planning and developing the documentation started in 2015. The
construction and installation of equipment ended in December 2018," the
report says.
The border structure
consists of several types of barricades with a length of more than 60 km and
several hundred various types of sensors, both hidden and out in the open, as
well as being equipped with video surveillance systems, including imaging IR
equipment.
One of the systems is
based on vibration sensors. They go off when an intruder approaches the fence
and transmit information through the linear part of the barrier to the duty
officer in the form of an audible warning with a graphic display of the number
of the alarm section. It is also possible to determine the direction in which
the state border violator is moving. The second system is based on radioray
sensors. A night-vision security camera activates when an intruder trespasses
into the detection zone, turning on a video feed and an alarm signal for the
duty officer, followed by audible warning and a display of the section’s number
and video.
The border service
explained that the use of these systems on the Crimean part of the border is
necessary due to various threats, such as attempts by groups of saboteurs from
the neighboring state to infiltrate Crimean territory. In addition, the barrier
seeks to deter attempts to organize the illegal trafficking of weapons,
munitions, goods, cargoes, tobacco and alcohol products, fuel and lubricant
materials, drugs and psychotropic substances. This fence also seeks to thwart
breaches of the state border and its regime on the part of Ukrainian citizens
for utility purposes. Similar systems for state border protection are
successfully used in Russia’s northern and Far Eastern areas, as well as in
other highly volatile areas on Russia’s borders.
The government
procurement web site earlier reported that setting up this barrier in Crimea
would cost more than 200 million rubles ($2.9 million). The fence’s
construction should provide high durability, long service and should be cost
effective when in operation as well. The service life guarantee of the fence
and its equipment is at least 10 years. The structures are resistant to tough
climate conditions (including humidity of up to 98% and air temperatures of up
to plus 65 degrees).
Source: ITAR-TASS
28-12-2018
