Reuters: Exclusive: Russia building major military base near Ukrainian border
According to documents on the Russian government’s website, nine barracks for 3,500 soldiers are being built near the village of Soloti
Russia has started to build a huge military base housing ammunition depots and barracks for several thousand soldiers near the Ukrainian border, a project that suggests the Kremlin is digging in for a prolonged stand-off with Kiev.
The base, when completed, will even have its own swimming pool, skating rink and barber shop, according to public documents. This week workmen were erecting a fence in a cornfield outside the village of Soloti to mark out the perimeter, and told a Reuters reporter to leave, accusing him of being an Ukrainian spy.
In almost the same spot there was a flurry of military activity in April last year that coincided with intense fighting across the Ukrainian frontier that lies about 25 km (15 miles) away. A squadron of Mi-24 attack helicopters was seen there at the time, as well as army tents and trucks.
Update #1: NATO Expresses Concern After Report Of New Russian Military Base Near Ukraine -- Radio Free Europe
Update #2: Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Moscow Building Large Military Base Near Ukraine's Border -- IBTimes
WNU Editor: Considering what has been happening in Ukraine for the past year .... I am surprised that they are only building it now. But this base is on Russian soil .... NATO protests are not going to be listened to.
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