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| Russia plans second major base near Ukrainian border |
| 2015-09-24 |
| (Reuters) Russia is planning a second major military base near the Ukrainian border. The new base will house 5,000 soldiers and heavy weaponry, according to sources and public documents. It is further east than one under construction in Belgorod region but still close to the border with separatist-held parts of the eastern Luhansk region, where there has been heavy fighting. The bases are part of a military buildup along a new line of confrontation with the West, running from the Black Sea to the Baltic. Documents show the Russian defense ministry intends to turn an old military depot in the town of Boguchar into a major base with special facilities for more than 1,300 armored vehicles and ammunition. The new base will have a dozen barracks with space for 5,210 troops, warehouses for rockets, and a large training complex, will be 28 miles from the border. At the depot, one soldier said some had already arrived. He said, "The guys from Nizhny Novgorod are already here." Besides plans for the two new bases in southern Russia, the Kremlin has moved military hardware to its Baltic enclave Kaliningrad, approved a military air base in Belarus last week, and is beefing up its military presence in Crimea. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #1 Russia is threatening to put LRBMS in Kaliningrad iff the US goes forward wid the basing of new NUkes in Germany. * WAFF > US MOVES TO PUT MORE [+ Upgraded] NUKES IN EUROPE FOLLOWING STUDY SHOWING THAT NATO CAN'T DEFEND BALTICS. * JAPAN TIMES > IFF US PLACES NUKES IN GERMANY, RUSSIA WILL RESPOND. * FYI RUSSIA TODAY > NEW AMENDMENT TO EXTEND RUSSIA'S RIGHT TO "CONTINENTAL SHELF". "Shelf/Seafloor Diplomacy". |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-09-24 02:46 |