YLE eller Rundradion som är Finlands public service-bolag visar idag upp färska bilder från Planet Labs PPC tagna i nordvästra Ryssland. Det handlar framför allt om samhällena Lupche-Savino, Alakurtti och Sapernoe som fått speciella militärstäder på explosionsartad tid.
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Vad är era tankar kring utvecklingen av den ryska militären och placeringen av de här baserna?
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According to military expert Marko Eklund, the scale of the construction project shows Russia feels the need to strengthen its military in the region.
"If the sole purpose was to send the troops to Ukraine, there would of course be no need for such infrastructure up there," he says... This is what is known as a closed administrative area - a military town that can only be accessed with special permission.
"If the sole purpose was to send the troops to Ukraine, there would of course be no need for such infrastructure up there," he says... This is what is known as a closed administrative area - a military town that can only be accessed with special permission.
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A total of 42 billion rubles - about 460 million euros - has been allocated for the renovation of military towns in the Murmansk region. The project was reported in the Russian media in general terms last autumn, when YLE also covered the story.
For example, in Alakurtti, which is located near the Finnish border, both a new school and a cultural centre are to be built this year.
"Services are needed for these professional soldiers. It’s hard to recruit families to the middle of nowhere," Eklund says.
For example, in Alakurtti, which is located near the Finnish border, both a new school and a cultural centre are to be built this year.
"Services are needed for these professional soldiers. It’s hard to recruit families to the middle of nowhere," Eklund says.
Vad är era tankar kring utvecklingen av den ryska militären och placeringen av de här baserna?