page_title: Ukrainian line
hierarchical_section_title: Ukrainian line
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Украинская линия. Фрагмент Карты военных действий 1736 года на Дону и Днепре, составленной Ж. Н. Делилем в 1745 году для Российской Академии наук.Deutsch: Die Ukrainische Linie. Fragment: Charte der Kriegs Operationen am Donn und Dnieper. Ihro Russisch Key Serl: Maiesty: Glorieusen Armeen Ao. 1736. gestochen bey der Keyserl: Acad: der Wissensch: in St. Petersb.
context_page_description: Ukrainian defensive line was a Russian heavily fortified defensive line on the territory of modern Ukraine built between 1731–1764 on the lands of the Zaporizhian Sich and the Cossack Hetmanate. Built by imperial Russia, it strengthened the defense of the southern borders from Tatar incursions and established military bases in approximation to the Crimea. 285 kilometers in length, it comprised 16 newly-constructed forts and 4 old forts repaired. The first stage was built from 1731–40 and subsequent construction began in the 1740s.
context_section_description: Ukrainian defensive line was a Russian heavily fortified defensive line on the territory of modern Ukraine built between 1731–1764 on the lands of the Zaporizhian Sich and the Cossack Hetmanate. Built by imperial Russia, it strengthened the defense of the southern borders from Tatar incursions  and established military bases in approximation to the Crimea.  285 kilometers in length, it comprised 16 newly-constructed forts and 4 old forts repaired. The first stage was built from 1731–40 and subsequent construction began in the 1740s.
caption: Ukrainian Line in 1737
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