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Head of Donetsk Regional Military-Civilian Administration Pavlo Zhebrivsky has inspected the state of the preparedness of fortified constructions on the second line of defense in "M" sector.

After the inspection, he said the structures were nearly fully ready.

“In fact, I was told of 90-95 percent preparedness of the second line of defense. Those responsible were chosen transparently. There are districts and cities in the region that are assigned to each platoon post. The deadline for objects’ delivery-acceptance acts was clearly defined. Through June 29-30, they must be put in commission one by one…,” the press service of Donetsk Regional Military-Civilian Administration reported Zhebrivsky as saying.

During his working trip to Mariupol district, Zhebrivsky held a field meeting with primary contractors, the chairs of Donetsk region’s districts and the Mayor of Mariupol.

The governor said that the issue of the preparedness of the third line of defense still remained.

“These issues should be agreed on in Kyiv. I think they will be solved. Also, those responsible, assigned districts and towns will be chosen, and in the term established by the supreme commander, the fortified structures of the third line will be fully finished on time,” Zhebrivsky said.

According to the region’s governor, Donetsk Regional Military-Civilian Administration has assumed responsibility for building platoon posts.

“I ordered that the chairmen of district state administrations and city [councils to] take responsibility not only for controlling the state of objects’ preparedness but also for the realization of the work. [They are] to help by [sending] people to work, partially provide materials. It’s our own initiative,” Zhebrivsky said.

He noted that in civilian life “it’s, to put it mildly, not our responsibility, but we understand that we need to protect [our] own Donetsk land.”

However, Zhebrivsky said that the obligations of the primary contractor to finish building fortified constructions in accordance with the schedule.

“He [a private contractor] must understand that failure to meet the deadline will cause him some serious punitive sanctions. Nothing personal, just business,” the governor said.