Russian Defense Minister Inspects Air Defense Units in Arctic

SEVEROMORSK (Sputnik) – Russian Defense Minister Gen. Sergei Shoigu has arrived on the island of Alexandra Land in the Arctic’s Franz Josef Land Archipelago to inspect the Northern Fleet military personnel’s combat readiness and divisions of the air defense division, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj.-Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Friday.

“The head of the [Defense Ministry] will inspect the military duty of anti-air defense divisions of the Northern Fleet on the island of Alexandra Land in the Franz Josef Land Archipelago, and will also check up on the construction of the unique Arktichesky Trilistnik [Arctic Shamrock] administrative housing complex located on the northernmost point of Russia,” Konashenkov said.