Lithuanians placed them on the border with Russia. “Dragon’s Teeth”
The Lithuanian Minister of Defense published a photo of “dragon teeth” online. “They will eventually be supplemented with iron beams,” he said.
The Lithuanians decided to fortify the bridge that leads across the Neman River to Kaliningrad. Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas announced that further such concrete structures will also be erected in other places.
Lithuania. “Dragon’s Teeth” on the next bridge
On October 9, Minister Kasčiūnas published a photo showing a fortification with an interesting name: “dragon’s teeth”, which was built on a bridge towards the Kaliningrad Oblast. The structure is to be further strengthened with iron beams. The entire fortification will be tested by the army, which will assess whether the “teeth” will be able to stop heavy equipment.
Earlier, the head of the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense announced that a similar structure was erected on the Queen Louise Bridge in Poniemuń (Tauroski Oblast), which leads to Sovetsk (Königsberg Oblast). Ultimately, all roads that run from Lithuania in this direction will be properly secured. Earlier, the Ministry of National Defense and the Lithuanian Ministry of Internal Affairs informed about 27 obstacles that would arise near the border with Russia and Belarus.
The Russians use similar fortifications. They were first used during World War II
Similar fortifications are also being built by Belarusians on the border with Ukraine. Some time ago, Radio Swoboda published satellite photographs showing the moment of erection of the objects (which started last year). The fortifications were built about 20 kilometers from the border and about 10 km from the city of Gomel. Interestingly, some of the fortifications were located up to 10 meters from civilian buildings. “The total length of the defense line is approximately two kilometers,” journalists reported.
Russians also use “dragon teeth”. They set them up, for example, when they were preparing for a counteroffensive – they deployed them in the Zaporizhia Oblast.
What do these structures look like? These are pyramid-shaped reinforced concrete blocks standing in several rows with a beveled tip. They were first used during World War II.
