The Ukrainian Developers Association announced the completion of military fortifications on the eastern front.
The total length of the defenses is two kilometers, featuring 12 underground structures connected by access tunnels.
The project was carried out at the request of a unit of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. It involved constructing underground fortifications using corrugated steel and implementing engineering solutions to link the structures.
The Association acted as the project office, overseeing everything from contractor selection and commercial proposal analysis to cost optimization and the involvement of architects for digital modeling of the solutions. As an additional outcome, the Association produced a project document containing plans, engineering calculations, structure placement logic, and requirements for waterproofing, ventilation, camouflage, and autonomy.
Anna Iskierdo, an architect and co-founder of the AIMM bureau, which developed the project, said the following:
“We are fully prepared to absorb all the experience of Ukrainian fortifications and create some kind of catalogs, even if these are universal solutions (although I am generally against universal solutions). But it is worth working on establishing a communication channel between the military, developers, and architects.”
The head of the Developers’ Association, Yevhen Favorov, noted that this case became a natural continuation of the Association’s chosen path toward social responsibility.
“Our Association, in addition to working with the authorities and protecting the interests of buyers and developers, consciously chose the path of social responsibility last year. We work in various areas — inclusivity, but the key direction for us today is the military and support for the armed forces,” Favorov emphasized.
The presented case is not a universal “standard project,” but it clearly demonstrates the process, logic, and engineering principles that can be adapted to different landscapes, tasks, and defense formats. The Developers’ Association stresses that this experience is open for further refinement and can serve as a basis for collaborative work with other units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Anna also noted that she observes a high demand for architectural and engineering work within the military.
