The antitank spikes

The antitank spikes on the south-eastern edge of Tuzla island in the foreground with building isthmus on Russian Tamansky peninsula is shooted Saturday, Oct. 25, 2003. On the state on Sunday, Oct. 26 2003 the Ukrainian border guards continue to stay on the Tuzla island and the Russian builders continue to strengthen a dike. Russians assert that renewal of ecological balance in the Azov sea is the purpose of its activity. They also do not acknowledge belonging of island to Ukraine and is considered his " disputable" territory. The Ukrainian politicians and row of experts consider that the desire of Russia to influence on motion of distributing of aquatorium of Azov sea and Kerch channel between Ukraine and Russian federation is the real purpose of building of dike. Photo by Vladimir Pecheny / UNIAN