Russia is moving military forces to previously under-occupied military basis in Arctic territory that once belonged to Finland.
The troops are stationed at Alakurtti Air Base -- a naval air base in Murmansk Oblast,
In March 2014, the Russian news agency ITAR-TASS reported that the Murmansk regional administration and the Western Military District were preparing housing blocks and infrastructure to house
some 3,000 soldiers and officers from Russia’s Northern Fleet
ITAR-TASS reported on Wednesday that the first motorized infantry brigade troops arrived at the reinstated base on Tuesday by train. The infantry is motorized in that it also contains trucks that are available to transport the unit when necessary.
Russian papers predicted last spring that the troops would be transferred last December and
said the brigade would likely be comprised of 7,000 soldiers.
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