Among the military protective structures, there are both individual "kriivkas" and large command posts, said Alexander Mironenko, the company's Chief Operating Officer, in an interview with Newsweek. According to him, out of the manufactured bunkers, 480 have been used to create "kriivkas," 120 have been combined into 20 command posts, 14 of which are already operational on the front lines, and six are ready for installation.
"No command post located above ground is effective. It simply does not provide adequate protection when positioned on the surface," emphasized Mironenko.
Bunkers are installed at depths of up to five meters. To camouflage them, vegetation and shrubs are used so that the structures blend in with the landscape. It takes about a week to construct one shelter. The geography of the shelters covers the hottest spots on the front lines: Donetsk region, particularly around Pokrovsk, as well as Luhansk and Kherson regions.
"They are scattered along the entire front line," notes the Chief Operating Officer of Metinvest.
The structures protect against most types of enemy attacks. According to Mironenko, although the bunkers are vulnerable to direct hits from Russian "Iskanders," they provide reliable protection against Iranian Shahed drones.
The company can adapt the bunkers to meet the specific needs of different units. For example, special control stations for FPV drone units are being created. The effectiveness of these shelters has already been confirmed in practice. As Mironenko recounted, there was a case where six soldiers were able to safely endure several days under shelling while in such a bunker.
The project is being implemented as part of Rinat Akhmetov's "Steel Front" initiative. In the near future, the National Guard will receive four new command posts, and one more will go to the military intelligence unit Kraken.