ъ is not the same: in the northern part the rivers flow mainly from west to east, in the southern part - from north to south (with the exception of the Dniester River). This direction of flow coincides with the most likely operational directions.
River crossings, with a few exceptions, are not very reliable, since they almost exclusively consist of earthen dams with one or several lock bridges of very weak design. In the spring, these crossings are often flooded with water and are thus reportedly interrupted.
Some roads are well developed, but almost all of the roads are dirt roads; As a result of their clayey-chernozem soil and numerous slopes, moving along them into muddy roads will cause considerable difficulties.
The area is densely populated (81.85 souls per square verst), predominantly by Russians (about 78°); Poles about 8.7910; Jews up to 12°; lastly live in cities and towns, where their number reaches 50% of the population.
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Apart from the bridgehead fortification near Mogilev-Podolsky and the ancient fortifications near Kamemey-Podolsk, there are no other fortified points in the area, which, in the absence of
STI defensive lines! making the area, as a base, unsecured.
The lack of fortifications can have an even more significant impact during the defense, when the weakness of our forces concentrated in the area or the delay in their concentration will give the enemy the opportunity to quickly capture part of the area.
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