However, once the military was able to reach deeper into the Zone, they once again reoccupied the warehouses and erected The Barrier, to keep the more gruesome Zone abominations and the Monolith faction contained. The area became truly abandoned, with mutants and other wildlife quickly moving in. However, the incident cut such efforts short workers abandoned their vehicles, leaving behind their vehicles and raw supplies. Some time before the second incident in 2006 a large scale construction effort was started in the area. It is unknown if there was any significant relations between The Group and the military garrison. Following the fall of the Soviet Union, Ukrainian State Security Service units were garrisoned in the base, continuing the mission of securing the area.
After the 1986 incident, the population of the village was evacuated and the base repurposed to act as a center for military forces securing the Zone of Exclusion. A strategically important area, the vicinity of the army base used to contain a small rural village and passageway to the radar facility north of it.
