Russia to boost military infrastructure in Arctic, Kuril Islands![]() March 25, 2016 - 13:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said the ministry will focus on the development of military infrastructure in the Arctic and the Kuril Islands in 2016-2020, Sputnik International reports. "A planned rearmament of military units in the Kuril Islands is taking place. During the current year, Bastion and Bal coastal defense missile systems and Eleron-3 unmanned aerial vehicles will be stationed here," Shoigu said Friday, March 25, at a ministry board meeting. The Russian Navy may create a base for ships in the Kuril Islands, according to the minister. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |