Satellite images show Russia is growing its Arctic military bases, including ones near Europe, report says | Business Insider

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Satellite images show Russia is growing its Arctic military bases, including ones near Europe, report says.

Satellite images show Russia is growing its Arctic military bases, including ones near Europe, report saysRussian servicemen guard an area at the Nagurskoye military base in Alexandra Land on the remote Arctic islands of Franz Josef Land, Russia, in March 2017. obtained by CNN.NATO's chief said Friday there is now"a significant Russian military build-up in the high north.

The company told CNN that works to add new equipment and protect old equipment had been completed at Tiksi, a site in the north, and there were runway improvements at two other bases. A Russian border mark is pictured at the Nagurskoye military base in Alexandra Land on the remote Arctic islands of Franz Josef Land, Russia, in March 2017.

 

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