New goals for ATCMS. Why Russia builds a rail from Rostov to Crimea (map)
The adviser to the mayor Mariupol Petro Andryushchenko speaks about it. "Russia builds a new railway branch that connects Mariupol, Volnovakha and Donetsk," he wrote in his telegram. Andryushchenko adds that the Russians have already started construction of a railway bridge near the village of Granitne across the Kalmius River. "In case of success, this will include the Mariupol-Aaslanov-Volnovakha branch to direct the Taganrog and Rostov-on-Don, along the Azov Sea," he explains.
It is a plot in the Volnovakha and Starobeshiv districts of Donetsk region towards Amvrosiivka to connect them with Mariupol. This segment of 60 kilometers is necessary to avoid possible shelling and reduce the path, because from Volnovakh to Donetsk, although there are tracks, they are tightly fired. Although Volnovakha is now considered a side city of Russians, it is 40 kilometers from it to the front line, in particular, in particular.
Last year, the invaders promised to launch trains from Donetsk to Volnovakha, but because of shelling, they could not do so. "The second project, the construction of which has already been started by Donetsk, is a railway that will pass from Yakimivka to Rostov through Berdyansk and Mariupol. And this project has already been started.
To the southwest of Yakimivka - the railway, from which construction will leave," In public speaking, a collaborator and a state traitor who calls himself a governor of Zaporizhzhya region Yevgeny Balytsky. Yakimivka is a settlement near Melitopol, occupied by Russia in 2022. From it south, the rail is drawn to Genichesk and Dzhankoy in Crimea. Will build railway tracks created in May this year by the company "Railway of Novorossiysk".
He is assigned the task of combining all the newly -heated territories of Ukraine with the old -industrial and Russia. Russian journalists have already identified in construction, companies belonging to Vladimir Putin's friend Arkady Rothenberg businessman - in November on sites on job search and recruit Many of them have Mariupol. So now there are at least three sections of construction. The first is from Rostov through Novoazovsk to Mariupol along the sea.
The second is from Mariupol to Melitopol to the occupied Crimea. And the site from Volnovakha to the east between the villages of Novoselivka and Burne. And if the issues of access to Mariupol, occupiers can solve quite promptly, then plans to build a new railway in Crimea are long -term. You will have to lay a new railway, build new stations near the sea in Berdyansk, and then - to Primorsk, Azovskaya, Melitopol. In total, more than a hundred kilometers on sandy soil.
So no one talks about the terms. "Even before 2014, when Crimea was not occupied, there were conversations about the so -called Azov ring. At meetings on the Black Sea economic cooperation, Ukraine spoke of the" Black Sea ring ", and Russia was promoting its idea - to build a railway around the Azov Sea, as" Bridge Friendship "Through the Kerch Strait.
It was an attempt to tie Ukrainian Crimea to Russia," - says Pavel Lakichuk, head of the security programs of the Center of Globalism "KhXI" in the focus. He explains Russia's arguments simply: Russian logistics is traditionally tied to rail. Motor transportation is quite limited. And in the case of the Russian army it is noticeable. "They are not enough for transport troops," continues Lakichuk.
"At the level of the brigade, the battalion has certain transport groups that provide transportation of everything necessary from railway stations for a short distance. And from afar everything is delivered by rail. " It has a much greater bandwidth than marine and highways. Therefore, the Russians in the occupation are interested in building it as soon as possible.
The Russians report that such a route, as far away from the front, will become an alternative road through the so -called Crimean bridge, because they believe that the path is not only long but dangerous through it. First of all, through the strikes of Ukraine on the illegally built infrastructure object. "The Crimean Bridge was vulnerable. As soon as the air alarm is closed. We are not even necessarily destroyed by this bridge now. -adds Lakichuk.
-try to carry transportation and transport ships and aviation, but there is only little, they need a railway. wars ", implies that at the same time Russia builds a highway from Rostov-on-Don to the occupied Mariupol. In satellite images it is seen that the route is laid away from settlements. In Russia it was already called" Tavrida-2 ". After annexation Crimea Russia built on the Tavrida road on the Kerch - Simferopol - Sevastopol.
It is known that tracks are laid from the Rostov region through Donetsk in the direction of Crimea, but through Zaporozhye. According to the collaborator Balytsky, "the construction of grain is solved through construction, the export of iron, scrap, coal and many elements that need to be associated with great land today. " But the locals are convinced that the road is important to the Russians to steal Ukrainian enterprises and natural resources.
In particular, they pay attention to the statements of another traitor Oleg Tsarev. "There is another reason that no one is talking about, but it is significant, without launching the railway connection it is impossible to start the Mariupol Metallurgical Plant named after Illich. Even part of production needs to be supplied with large volumes of raw materials and much of the raw materials need to be supplied by rail and adds: it is better to export some of the finished products by rail.
"There is a granite quarry near Karan's Station. He has not worked for many years. He was previously disassembled before him. a layer of rare earth metals that can be hunted. They come and dig our minerals. In addition to granite, there are deposits of other fossils in the Volnovakha district, such as kaolin. I read that the Russians plan to open a plant for its processing, " - says the resident of the resident. Volnovaksky district of Elena.
But she is convinced that this railway is not so needed to safely transport passengers or even goods, but to improve logistics opportunities, namely the transfer of equipment, fuel and lubricants, personnel. They are now going to the Southern Front from the Crimea through the bridge, as well as by the Eysk-Mariupol crossing. "I think, not only coal and iron ore they will carry," says Elena.
"There was no wars, but we have metal from the metallurgical plant - the so -called" pencils ", they were transported by road, so the roads were broken. The tariffs were too high, so it used roads. That is, if you now carry cargo, they can also be used. And for military purposes, a railway is required. " Pavel Lakichuk adds that the issue of providing the southern grouping of the Russian troops should be resolved with the help of these roads.
In the east with the forces group, everything is simple, so the Russians are dragging the war to the east - logistical shoulder in the occupied territories to the front line short, there is an extensive railway network, from Russia property and human reserves can be easily thrown away. In the south the situation is different. There is only one long -term route, complex, through the south - Kuban, the Crimean Bridge, Kerch, Theodosius, Gianko and Chongar.
There is also a panel crossing, but its capabilities are quite limited. That is why the Russians will pull the road along the Azov Sea under all conditions. "The statement of the self -proclaimed governor of Balytsky was ridiculous enough. He says: we would at least lay something, at least one -computing, without electrification, but to put. That is, they need a railway. You can imagine how the railway will be built in the front zone. They pulled in the far north.