Russian Airborne Forces landed in the Arctic and established Internet there

[Eugen]

Russian airborne troops conducted a training landing on the drifting ice of the Arctic Ocean near the pole.

According to the scenario of the exercises, the paratroopers carried out a rescue operation at the drifting Russian polar station Barneo.
After landing by parachute, they equipped the base camp and deployed a mobile communications center, providing Internet access.
These are not the first exercises in the Arctic in recent times - the Russian leadership last year announced that it intends to increase its presence in this region.
By the end of the year, a new military structure will appear in Russia - the Arctic Joint Strategic Command.

Landing on the ice

The paratroopers landed on an ice floe from the Il-76 heavy transport aircraft.
In total, 50 people participated in the training operation. They used the special crossbow "Crossbow-2".

According to the scenario of the exercises, it was an advanced group, which was to ensure coordination of the further rescue operation.
The paratroopers quickly set up camp, using standard prefabricated structures with autonomous energy supply systems for this.
The experts of the Expedition Center of the Russian Geographical Society from Barneo Station helped them in this.
"To ensure security and coordinate further actions to conduct a training search and rescue operation, the airborne communications specialists quickly deployed a mobile communications center in the base camp, which provided the unit with stable space communications and Internet access," the ITAR-TASS agency quoted the official representative of the airborne forces Lieutenant Colonel Evgeny Meshkov.
According to him, the paratroopers were without full-time weapons - only with knives and hunting rifles for protection from wild animals.

Big maneuvers

The last major exercises in the Arctic were held in mid-March. On the 14th, 350 parachutists, four units of military equipment and several tons of cargo were landed in the area of the Novosibirsk Islands.
Four Tu-95MS strategic bomber patrolled the airspace over the landing area.
Then the scenario of the exercises was much less peaceful. For 40 minutes, soldiers captured the airfield, and the conditional enemy used mobile groups on snowmobiles and paragliders.
"Destroying" the resistance, the paratroopers an hour later reported on the possibility of landing on the airfield aircraft with heavy weapons and main forces.
These exercises took place as part of larger airborne maneuvers, which took place from March 11 at various points in Russia - at training grounds in the Rostov, Belgorod, Tambov and Kursk regions.

Militarization of the Arctic

According to military experts, these exercises were carried out according to a plan approved last year as part of measures to strengthen military infrastructure in the Arctic.

First of all, this activity at the present stage concerns the restoration of a number of northern airfields.

Earlier it was mentioned plans for the reconstruction of Tiksi and Severomorsk-1 airfields, on Franz Josef Land and the Novosibirsk Islands, as well as in Naryan-Mar, Alykel, Amderme, Anadyr and Rogachevo.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated that Russia is interested in the development of Arctic minerals.
In addition, Moscow also intends to step up the construction of new Arctic vessels and support the icebreaking group on the Northern Sea Route.

Arctic disputes

In the Arctic, up to a quarter of the world's oil and gas reserves are concentrated. As ice melts, new opportunities open up for the extraction of these resources.
The debate over the principle of delimiting the Arctic territories has been going on for many years.

In addition to Russia, the USA, Canada, Norway, and Denmark have recently taken up the development of their Arctic territories.
In late November, it became known that the leadership of the US Navy intends to accelerate the implementation of programs aimed at preparing warships for operations in the Arctic.
According to the chief oceanographer and navigator of the Navy, Jonathan White, in connection with the melting of snow in the Arctic, the command decided to complete the deployment of the Arctic group by the mid-2020s, that is, 10 years earlier than originally planned.
Last year, the British Marines conducted military exercises in Norway.

Source [DLMURL] https://www.bbc.co.uk/russian/russia/2014/04/140409_north_pole_airborn_russia.shtml [/ DLMURL]

 

[Матушкин Андрей Николаевич]

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