MOSCOW, Dec 21 - RIA Novosti. Russia has reliably protected its borders in the Arctic from foreign aggression through the construction of military bases, the deployment of missile systems and air defense systems, aviation, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said.
"On the Arctic islands, archipelagos and in remote areas of the coast, the creation of two military bases has been completed, the combat duty of air defense units and coastal missile systems has been organized. The reconstruction of 5 airfields for receiving all types of aircraft is being completed. The implemented set of measures allowed us to reliably close Russia's Arctic borders from aggressive military activities of foreign states," Shoigu said at an expanded meeting of the board of the Ministry of Defense with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
He noted that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation also contributed to ensuring the northern delivery to the polar regions.
