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Russia Reactivating Soviet-Era Bases Near Finnish Border, ISW Says

At Petrozavodsk, Russian forces are reactivating a long-abandoned garrison to host the 44th Army Corps, satellite images reviewed by Yle show.
Following Finland's NATO accession in 2023, Russia created the 44th Army Corps in 2024, adding roughly 15,000 troops and supporting Kremlin-backed regional projects.
Imagery shows about 50 vehicles and site infrastructure including fuel tanks, a technical bridge, and plans for new barracks and facilities for an artillery and engineering brigade plus a radio-technical regiment.
Yle reports Petrozavodsk is acting as a staging and logistics hub, and most of the 44th Army Corps remains engaged in Ukraine while local construction plans could bring families, Artur Parfenchikov says.
Analysts note a pattern of coordinated upgrades across the northwest frontier, and Finnish military intelligence warns these projects will increase Russia's military potential near Finland, with Severomorsk-2 activity reported on May 12, 2025.

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