Tags: Military Structure.
The Kiev Fortified Region (Russian abbreviation КиУР УР-1 1-й укреплённый район 1-й укрепрайон) is a complex of defensive structures consisting of permanent and field fortifications engineering obstacles etc. in the Kiev area. Built in the period from 1929 to 1941 for the protection of the old border of the USSR the total length of about 85 km between the flanks which were anchored on the river Dnieper and to a depth of defensive zone from 1 to 6 km.
