Defense Ministry Has Big Plans For Arctic Construction; More Than 100 Facilities To Be Operational This Year
January 25 2017
Russia's Defense Ministry expects to build more than 100 facilities in the Arctic region over the course of 2017, reports Tass (Russia).
The facilities will be on Arctic bases on the Franz Josef Land archipelago, Novaya Zemlya archipelago, Sredny Island, Cape Schmidt, Wrangel Island and Kotelny Island, said a statement released by the ministry on Wednesday.
The facilities include airfields, administrative and residential compounds and technical infrastructure. All are...
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