IANS | 28 May, 2016
Russia is considering the possibility of basing units of its Pacific
Fleet on Matua Island in the Kurils chain, the media reported on Friday.
The
Russian Geographical Society and the military were conducting a joint
expedition to the Kurils chain, Xinhua news agency quoted Eastern
Military District commander Colonel General Sergei Surovikin as saying.
"The
main goal of the expedition is to study the possibility of basing
Pacific Fleet forces there," Surovikin said at a meeting with the
district's senior commanders.
The Matua Island hosts three airstrips dating back to World War II.
Russia is making efforts to improve military infrastructure and the weaponry of units based in Russia's Far East, he said.
