Crimea’s beaches are being turned into defensive lines, with Russian forces digging trenches along the shore.

Photos online show trenches cut into a beach, their zig zag pattern running parallel to a promenade.

Russia is preparing for the possibility of further Ukrainian assaults, after Moscow’s retreat from the Southern city of Kherson.

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“Fortification work is being carried out on the territory of Crimea under my control with the aim of guaranteeing the security of all Crimeans,” Sergei Aksyonov, Moscow-appointed governor of the region, said in November.

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