Russia to deploy 2 army brigades in Arctic - AGW War Prelude?
Environment • July 2011 • Views: 1,284
Russia to deploy 2 army brigades in Arctic
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s defense minister says the military will deploy two army brigades to help protect the nation’s interests in the Arctic.
Anatoly Serdyukov says his ministry is working out specifics, such as troops numbers, weapons and bases, but a brigade includes a few thousand soldiers.
Serdyukov was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying Friday the brigades could be based in Murmansk, Arkhangelsk or other areas.