Surovikin Line

See also: Surovikin line

English

Alternative forms

• Surovikin line, Surovikin’s Line

Etymology

Named after Russian Army General Sergey Surovikin, the commander (October 2022–January 2023) and then deputy commander (January–August 2023) of all Russian forces in the Ukraine. Compare Maginot Line.

Proper noun

the Surovikin Line

1. An array of Russian military defensive fortifications (comprising minefields, dugouts, bunkers, trenches, dragon’s teeth, etc.) extending roughly eastward from Vasylivka on the Dnieper in Zaporizhia Oblast to Volnovakha in Donetsk Oblast, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine (ongoing since February 2022).
   • 2023 September 21st, Tatarigami_UA, “Post № 1704726674435150186”, in 𝕏:

     Based on a recently uploaded video by russians, it's evident that Ukrainian forces successfully penetrated the Surovikin Line and disembarked infantry beyond it. Satellite imagery substantiates these developments, hinting at Ukrainian vehicles crossing Surovikin's Line.

   • 2023 September 22nd, Denys Davydov, Update from Ukraine | Ukraine broke through the Surovikin line near Verbove | Ruzzian attack Failed‎^[1], via YouTube, video title

Translations

array of Russian defensive fortifications in occupied southern Ukraine