M4 highway (Russia)
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Federal Highway M4 | ||||
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Федеральная автомобильная дорога М4 | ||||
Don | ||||
Route information | ||||
Part of E50 E97 E115 E592 | ||||
Part of AH8 | ||||
Length | 1,517 km (943 mi) | |||
Existed | 1966–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
North end | MKAD in Moscow | |||
South end | Novorossiysk | |||
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Country | Russia | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The Federal Automobile Road M-4 "Don" is a major
The route starts at the
The Don Road, extensively upgraded and widened in the 2000s–2010s into an expressway, is an artery connecting Moscow with Southern Russia. In the summer months, the road suffers from heavy traffic congestion caused by summer vacationers travelling to the Black Sea resorts like Sochi and by lorries transporting fruit from the southern provinces to the heavily populated areas of Central and Northern Russia.
M-4 is one of the first Russian nationwide expressway. The road is partially tolled.
The Moscow-Krasnodar section is part of European route E115 and is concurrent with European route E119 from Moscow to Kashira. The Moscow-Kashira section is also part of AH8, the section in Rostov-on-Don is part of European route E50, the Dzhubga-Novossiysk section is part of European route E97 and the Krasnodar-Dzhubga section is part of European route E592.
During the Wagner Group rebellion, the M4 was used by Wagner Group forces in their attempt to march to Moscow.[1][2] Control over the highway was contested between Wagner Group and the Russian army, with unconfirmed reports of Russian army helicopters firing on Wagner military convoys.[3]
References
- from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ Zafra, Mariano; McClure, Jon (2023-06-26). "36 hours and hundreds of kilometres of the mercenary mutiny in Russia". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ "Wagner uprising shows Russia's 'full-scale' weakness and chaos, says Zelenskiy – Ukraine war live".