Estonian army engineers dug trenches into the village, and the inhabitants were trapped.
The Estonian village of Vinski was almost surrounded by anti-tank trenches and a defensive rampart on one side, as well as the border between Estonia and Russia on the other side.
According to media reports, Estonian army engineers, as part of the regulation of the Baltic defense line, created a "cauldron" for their own village on the border with Russia, blocking it with anti-tank trenches due to an imaginary threat.
In the village surrounded by its own people there are only 7 farms. The settlement in the Stoma community has actually become a fortified village with no exit.
Resident Leah Ouiamets said people were worried about the steep slopes of deep ditches, especially because of small children.
"At first we were worried that the trenches were so deep that it was not clear how to get out of them if someone fell or if they were filled with water. There are preschool children in the village," she complained.
Residents are also concerned about other security issues. Where will the water accumulated in the canals be diverted? And how to get out of the village if there is only one road that leads to it?
"Efforts are being made to find solutions," said Margos Timm, head of the Setomaa association that organizes the project.
According to media reports, almost 23 kilometers of anti-tank trenches were dug in private areas in Stoma.
Earlier it became known that Finland plans to dig anti-tank trenches on the border with Russia. At the same time, the commander of the Finnish ground forces, Passi Valimki, was concerned that fortifications and trenches on the border, similar to the Ukrainian ones, would quickly turn into ponds in the difficult local conditions.