Russian Paratroopers Reinforce Security At Kant Airbase
April 09 2010
Russia has deployed paratroopers to its Kant airbase in Kyrgyzstan to provide additional security to the facility, reports RIA Novosti.
Two companies of paratroopers, about 150 personnel, were dispatched after violent opposition protests forced Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to flee the capital.
The political opposition has just seized power in Bishkek.
The Russian paratroops will ensure the safety of families of Russian military staff, said Nikolay Makarov, the chief...
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