the development of russian military policy and finland
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Annex 3 · 85<br />
53. Air Defence Brigade (Kursk)<br />
49. Air Defence Brigade (Elnya)<br />
133. Guards Detached Air Defence Brigade (Strugi Krasnye)<br />
183. Guards Detached Air Defence Brigade (Gvardeisk/Kaliningrad)<br />
43. Detached Air Defence Brigade (Znamensk/Kaliningrad)<br />
Engineer<br />
140. Detached Engineer Regiment (Kerro)<br />
317. Detached Engineer Brigade (Belev/Tula)<br />
Naval Infantry<br />
336. Detached Guard Naval Infantry Brigade (Baltiysk)<br />
61. Detached Naval Infantry Brigade (Sputnik/Pechenga)<br />
Coastal Missile<br />
25. Coastal Missile Regiment (Donskoye/Kaliningrad)<br />
522. Coastal Missile Brigade (Olenya Guba/<br />
Kola peninsula)<br />
These formations are part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> order <strong>of</strong> battle <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> above mentioned armies<br />
or some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m are directly subordinated to <strong>the</strong> Western Military District<br />
(WMD). 301 In <strong>the</strong> WMD <strong>the</strong>re are altoge<strong>the</strong>r more than 60 brigades/formations<br />
in declared permanent readiness or to be established from<br />
reserves in mobilisation (including all branches). 302 The Russian Ministry <strong>of</strong><br />
Defence has reported plans to establish two new arctic brigades. It was decided<br />
at <strong>the</strong> Security Council in September 2008 that Russia is to deploy a<br />
combined-arms force to protect its political <strong>and</strong> economic interests in <strong>the</strong><br />
Arctic by 2020, including <strong>military</strong>, border <strong>and</strong> coastal guard units to guarantee<br />
Russia's <strong>military</strong> security in diverse <strong>military</strong> <strong>and</strong> political circumstances. 303<br />
The first arctic brigade seems to be <strong>the</strong> present 200 th Motorized Rifle Brigade<br />
at Pechenga. As possible locations <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> second one Arkhangelsk, Alakurtti<br />
<strong>and</strong> even Novaya Zemlya have been mentioned. 304 In Alakurtti village infrastructure<br />
already exists <strong>and</strong> from <strong>the</strong>re is also railway connection to <strong>the</strong> vicin-<br />
301 Forum ”Voennyj Rubezh”, 24 October 2010 [http://ryadovoy.ru/forum/index.php/<br />
topic,2478.0.html]; Milkavkaz.net, 13 October 2009, ”Московский военный округ”<br />
[http://milkavkaz.net/?q=node/42]; Milkavkaz.net, 13 October 2009, ”Ленинградский<br />
военный округ” (Leningrad Military District) [http://milkavkaz.net/?q= node/43].<br />
302 IHS Jane’s World Armies, “Russian Federation”, 15.11. 2012.<br />
303<br />
Osborne, 2011. See also IISS, 2012, p. 187 <strong>and</strong> IHS Jane’s World Armies, “Russian Federation”.<br />
304<br />
Wezeman, 2012, pp. 8-10; REUTERS, 1 July 2011, “Russia creates two brigades <strong>of</strong><br />
Arctic troops” (Grove, Thomas) [http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/07/01/russia-arctictroops-idUKLDE76017D2011<br />
0701].
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