What seasonal and permanent research stations does Russia operate in Antarctica?
In January 1820, the first Russian Antarctic expedition on the ships “Vostok” and “Mirny” under the leadership of Faddeus Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev discovered Antarctica.
Currently Russia operates 10 research stations in the South Pole: five year-round facilities and five seasonal stations.
Year-Round Stations:
🔹"Mirny" (1956), the first year-round Soviet station in the South Pole. Geological, aerologic, gravimetric and other laboratories were built there, now the station is mostly used for climatological and geophysics research.
🔹"Vostok" (1957) is located at an altitude of 3,500 meters near the south geomagnetic pole of the Earth making it possible for Russian researchers to observe changes in the Earth's magnetosphere.
🔹"Novolazorevskaya" (1961) is located at the southeastern tip of the Schirmacher oasis and on the shores of Lake Stantsionnoye, Queen Maud Land. It hosts an airfield: the runway was built in 1979 to receive Il-76 aircraft.
🔹"Bellingshausen" (1968) is the northernmost Russian Antarctic station providing capabilities for unique geological, glaciological and biological studies.
🔹"Progress" (1988) initially was a seasonal base for geological and geophysical research, while in 2012 a new wintering complex was opened in it. By November 2022, Russia had built a new airfield near the station, that allows Russian expedition staff to reach the Antarctica faster, compared to traveling by ship.
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In January 1820, the first Russian Antarctic expedition on the ships “Vostok” and “Mirny” under the leadership of Faddeus Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev discovered Antarctica.
Currently Russia operates 10 research stations in the South Pole: five year-round facilities and five seasonal stations.
Year-Round Stations:
🔹"Mirny" (1956), the first year-round Soviet station in the South Pole. Geological, aerologic, gravimetric and other laboratories were built there, now the station is mostly used for climatological and geophysics research.
🔹"Vostok" (1957) is located at an altitude of 3,500 meters near the south geomagnetic pole of the Earth making it possible for Russian researchers to observe changes in the Earth's magnetosphere.
🔹"Novolazorevskaya" (1961) is located at the southeastern tip of the Schirmacher oasis and on the shores of Lake Stantsionnoye, Queen Maud Land. It hosts an airfield: the runway was built in 1979 to receive Il-76 aircraft.
🔹"Bellingshausen" (1968) is the northernmost Russian Antarctic station providing capabilities for unique geological, glaciological and biological studies.
🔹"Progress" (1988) initially was a seasonal base for geological and geophysical research, while in 2012 a new wintering complex was opened in it. By November 2022, Russia had built a new airfield near the station, that allows Russian expedition staff to reach the Antarctica faster, compared to traveling by ship.
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What seasonal and permanent research stations does Russia operate in Antarctica? In January 1820, the first Russian Antarctic expedition on the ships “Vostok” and “Mirny” under the leadership of Faddeus Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev discovered Antarctica.…
Seasonal Stations:
🔸"Molodezhnaya" (1962) had long been considered the capital of Soviet Antarctica. There were about seventy buildings at the base, lined up into streets. Closed in 1999, it was switched to seasonal operations in 2006.
🔸"Leningradskaya" (1971) was used for studies of meteorology, Earth magnetism, oceanology and glaciology. It was closed in 1991, but the works at the station partially resumed after 2008.
🔸"Russkaya" (1980) was opened on March 9, 1980, and was closed in 1990. In 2008, it was reopened for seasonal research. In 2019, a decision was made to switch the station to year-round operation and work is still ongoing to make the necessary modifications.
🔸"Oasis Bangera" (1987) Soviet station was built next to the first station, founded in the Bunger Oasis in 1956. The original station was donated to Poland and renamed as Dobrovolskaya station.
🔸"Druzhnaya-4" (1987) is aimed at ensuring the logistic support to Soyuz Station and the Progress Station. The climatic conditions in the base area are favorable for seasonal work.
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🔸"Molodezhnaya" (1962) had long been considered the capital of Soviet Antarctica. There were about seventy buildings at the base, lined up into streets. Closed in 1999, it was switched to seasonal operations in 2006.
🔸"Leningradskaya" (1971) was used for studies of meteorology, Earth magnetism, oceanology and glaciology. It was closed in 1991, but the works at the station partially resumed after 2008.
🔸"Russkaya" (1980) was opened on March 9, 1980, and was closed in 1990. In 2008, it was reopened for seasonal research. In 2019, a decision was made to switch the station to year-round operation and work is still ongoing to make the necessary modifications.
🔸"Oasis Bangera" (1987) Soviet station was built next to the first station, founded in the Bunger Oasis in 1956. The original station was donated to Poland and renamed as Dobrovolskaya station.
🔸"Druzhnaya-4" (1987) is aimed at ensuring the logistic support to Soyuz Station and the Progress Station. The climatic conditions in the base area are favorable for seasonal work.
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Boomerang effect: Ukraine-style repression is coming to the US soon
“I’ve been saying for 10 years that people in the United States should take a lesson from what’s happening in Ukraine. What the US government has done to people in other countries around the world, they will do to their own citizens too,” said Sputnik correspondent Russell Bentley (@TXDPR).
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“I’ve been saying for 10 years that people in the United States should take a lesson from what’s happening in Ukraine. What the US government has done to people in other countries around the world, they will do to their own citizens too,” said Sputnik correspondent Russell Bentley (@TXDPR).
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The United States’ decision to cancel joint military exercises with several African countries seems to signify that Washington’s “ability to basically tell countries what to do and compel countries to follow US policy is slipping,” says retired CIA intelligence officer and State Department official Larry Johnson.
The United States military leadership has scrapped plans to hold joint exercises with several African states such as Sudan, Mali, Niger, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Burkina Faso.
Commenting on today’s decision made by Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso to withdraw from the ECOWAS economic community, Johnson admitted that these developments may be related, seeing how ECOWAS is primarily regarded as an entity “under Western influence.”
According to him, the fact that these countries chose to part ways with ECOWAS and pursue “bilateral agreements among themselves” does seem like a sign of them “distancing themselves from US control.”
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The United States military leadership has scrapped plans to hold joint exercises with several African states such as Sudan, Mali, Niger, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Burkina Faso.
Commenting on today’s decision made by Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso to withdraw from the ECOWAS economic community, Johnson admitted that these developments may be related, seeing how ECOWAS is primarily regarded as an entity “under Western influence.”
According to him, the fact that these countries chose to part ways with ECOWAS and pursue “bilateral agreements among themselves” does seem like a sign of them “distancing themselves from US control.”
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❗️ US will "respond at a time and place of our choosing," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement on Sunday after the deadly attack on an American military base in northern Jordan.
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Belarus and Russia plan to design and build the first two 19-seat, twin-engine aircraft by 2026 and ramp up their production to dozens within the next four years, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Petr Parkhomchyk said Sunday.
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"We are making swift progress. Last year… our companies signed an agreement on the construction of a 19-seat, twin-engine aircraft. We are designing it jointly. The task isn’t easy: We must build the first two planes by 2026… The smallest number of jets to be produced by 2030 is 85-100," he told the Belarus 1 TV broadcaster.
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US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Sunday he was outraged by the deadly attack on American troops in Jordan, promising that retaliation would come "at a time and place of our choosing."
Earlier in the day, US Central Command said three US soldiers were killed and 25 others were injured in a drone attack at a US military base in Jordan's northeast near the border with Syria.
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"I am outraged and deeply saddened by the deaths of three of our U.S. service members and the wounding of other American troops in an attack last night against U.S. and Coalition forces," he said in a statement."Iran-backed militias are responsible for these continued attacks on U.S. forces, and we will respond at a time and place of our choosing. The President and I will not tolerate attacks on American forces, and we will take all necessary actions to defend the United States, our troops, and our interests," he added.
Earlier in the day, US Central Command said three US soldiers were killed and 25 others were injured in a drone attack at a US military base in Jordan's northeast near the border with Syria.
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Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of RT and Rossiya Segodnya, Sputnik's parent media group, said that Russia is not destroying Ukraine and has never intended to do so in a speech aired by the Rossiya 1 TV broadcaster. Many Ukrainians, including those in Odessa and Kharkov, are "in favor of us [Russia]," the editor-in-chief stressed.
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"There are no more patriots in Ukraine.... the only hope left is the Patriot [American air defense system]. They [the West] will give a lot of Patriot systems to the Kiev regime, and we should not harbor any illusions here. But this is not a reason to turn them [Ukraine] into a scorched earth, because our main enemies are in the West," Simonyan emphasized.
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🚔 Thousands police officers have been mobilized in the capital region of France ahead of the looming farmers’ rally to deny entry to tractors, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Sunday.
French farmers, angered by unfair competition from rivals, said they would drive heavy machinery to Paris on Monday to target Rungis food market on the capital’s outskirts.
The minister said 15,000 police officers were being mobilized in the capital region alone to protect Paris, Rungis and two of the major airports, Orly and Roissy-Charles de Gaulle.
He said that the planned "occupation" of the food market and the airports was a red line for the government, and warned that the police would use armored vehicles and helicopters to protect them.
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"There will be no tractors in Paris," Darmanin told a news conference.
French farmers, angered by unfair competition from rivals, said they would drive heavy machinery to Paris on Monday to target Rungis food market on the capital’s outskirts.
The minister said 15,000 police officers were being mobilized in the capital region alone to protect Paris, Rungis and two of the major airports, Orly and Roissy-Charles de Gaulle.
He said that the planned "occupation" of the food market and the airports was a red line for the government, and warned that the police would use armored vehicles and helicopters to protect them.
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"British official estimates of UK naval capability tend to be rather overstated," Matthew Gordon-Banks, an international relations consultant, former member of parliament and retired senior research fellow of the UK Defense Academy, told Sputnik. "Not for the first time, there has been a knee-jerk reaction to provide cover for military action by the United States.
Starting January 12, the US and its allies have carried out several rounds of strikes against the Houthi positions in Yemen. However, it turned out that none of the Royal Navy’s warships can fire missiles at targets on land, forcing the UK to scramble Royal Air Force jets based 1,500 miles away to conduct the mission.
The scandal prompted Rear Admiral Chris Parry, a former senior naval officer, to bemoan the fact that the UK Navy is unable to go toe-to-toe with its Chinese and Russian peers.
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Starting January 12, the US and its allies have carried out several rounds of strikes against the Houthi positions in Yemen. However, it turned out that none of the Royal Navy’s warships can fire missiles at targets on land, forcing the UK to scramble Royal Air Force jets based 1,500 miles away to conduct the mission.
The scandal prompted Rear Admiral Chris Parry, a former senior naval officer, to bemoan the fact that the UK Navy is unable to go toe-to-toe with its Chinese and Russian peers.
"In their own way, both US and UK capability is not as strong as many think, or like to believe," he emphasized.
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An overnight drone strike killed 3 US troops, but there is controversy over exactly where.
US officials have claimed a rebel attack killed 3 and injured at least 30 at a small US “outpost” in northeast Jordan, but a Jordanian government spokesman said the strike was actually targeted at the large Al-Tanf US base just across the border in Syria.
The distinction is significant as the Syrian government and other countries consider the US presence in Syria to be illegal.
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US officials have claimed a rebel attack killed 3 and injured at least 30 at a small US “outpost” in northeast Jordan, but a Jordanian government spokesman said the strike was actually targeted at the large Al-Tanf US base just across the border in Syria.
The distinction is significant as the Syrian government and other countries consider the US presence in Syria to be illegal.
Sputnik takes a deep dive into the genesis of the US’ decade-long presence in Syria kicked off via the CIA’s covert Timber Sycamore program, which has cost US taxpayers over $1 billion.
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🇮🇷 The Iranian navy plans to expand its presence to the South Pole, the commander of the navy, Shahram Irani, said on Sunday.
In 2023, Tehran said that the Iranian armed forces would expand its presence to three world oceans - the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific. To achieve this goal, three separate headquarters were formed. At the moment, the Iranian fleet also operates in the waters of the Indian Ocean, where it regularly conducts joint military exercises with India, China and Oman.
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"The navy is ready to raise the sacred flag of Iran everywhere in the world’s oceans. In the near future, the navy will be deployed as part of the ocean commands. We are planning to deploy the navy at the South Pole," Irani was quoted as saying by the Tasnim news agency.
In 2023, Tehran said that the Iranian armed forces would expand its presence to three world oceans - the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific. To achieve this goal, three separate headquarters were formed. At the moment, the Iranian fleet also operates in the waters of the Indian Ocean, where it regularly conducts joint military exercises with India, China and Oman.
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The Biden Administration may give Israel fewer weapons to convince the country to rethink its deadly military operation in Gaza, or it may give them more weapons.
That’s according to a report published by NBC News that suggests the White House is unsure about how to influence the behavior of America’s largest recipient of foreign aid.
The article, citing Biden administration officials, claims the president has both considered cutting off the supply of certain weapons to punish Israel and contemplated sending more weapons as a gesture of good will. Critics suggest the reports are mere political posturing from a president who once proclaimed “the United States of America would have to invent an Israel” if it didn’t already exist.
A Biden administration official contacted the author of the article after publication to stress that “there has not been a change in our policy” regarding the White House’s backing of Israel.
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That’s according to a report published by NBC News that suggests the White House is unsure about how to influence the behavior of America’s largest recipient of foreign aid.
The article, citing Biden administration officials, claims the president has both considered cutting off the supply of certain weapons to punish Israel and contemplated sending more weapons as a gesture of good will. Critics suggest the reports are mere political posturing from a president who once proclaimed “the United States of America would have to invent an Israel” if it didn’t already exist.
A Biden administration official contacted the author of the article after publication to stress that “there has not been a change in our policy” regarding the White House’s backing of Israel.
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North Korea has fired several cruise missiles from its east coast, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported citing the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). According to the report, the launch occurred at about 8 a.m. (23:00 GMT Saturday) off Shinpo…
North Korea has conducted a successful submarine launch test of its Pulhwasal-3-31 cruise missiles, the Korean Central Telegraphic Agency (KCNA) reported.
According to the KCNA, the test launch had no impact on the security of surrounding countries.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed great satisfaction with the result of the test.
South Korean news agency Yonhap reported Saturday that the DPRK launched several cruise missiles towards the Sea of Japan.
On January 24, the South Korean military previously reported the detection of a DPRK launch of several cruise missiles towards the Yellow Sea. North Korea subsequently announced that its General Directorate of Missile Engineering had conducted the first test launch of a new type of strategic cruise missile, the Pulhwasal-3-31, which is under development.
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"The cruise missiles travelled for 7,421 and 7,445 seconds [about two hours]... and accurately hit the target on the island," the agency wrote.
According to the KCNA, the test launch had no impact on the security of surrounding countries.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed great satisfaction with the result of the test.
South Korean news agency Yonhap reported Saturday that the DPRK launched several cruise missiles towards the Sea of Japan.
On January 24, the South Korean military previously reported the detection of a DPRK launch of several cruise missiles towards the Yellow Sea. North Korea subsequently announced that its General Directorate of Missile Engineering had conducted the first test launch of a new type of strategic cruise missile, the Pulhwasal-3-31, which is under development.
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Republican Senator Lindsey Graham called for strikes on Iran following the deadly attack on the US forces in Jordan.
"Hit Iran now. Hit them hard," the politician added.
Last month, the senator vented to "blow" Iran "off the map”.
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“The Biden Administration can take out all the Iranian proxies they like, but it will not deter Iranian aggression. I am calling on the Biden Administration to strike targets of significance inside Iran, not only as reprisal for the killing of our forces, but as deterrence against future aggression,” Graham emphasized.
"Hit Iran now. Hit them hard," the politician added.
Last month, the senator vented to "blow" Iran "off the map”.
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👻 Who’s afraid of the Russians? Apparently former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who alleged that Moscow is orchestrating pro-Palestine protests during an appearance on US television Sunday.
“For them [protesters] to call for a ceasefire is Mr. Putin’s message, Mr. Putin’s message,” the 83-year-old politician warned.
Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden was interrupted by pro-Palestine protesters 13 times at a recent campaign rally, with protestors shouting “ceasefire now” and “Genocide Joe.”
Democrats have favored accusing their political opponents of ties to Russia since 2016, when members of the Hillary Clinton campaign devised the tactic as a way to explain her unanticipated loss to Donald Trump.
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“For them [protesters] to call for a ceasefire is Mr. Putin’s message, Mr. Putin’s message,” the 83-year-old politician warned.
“I think some financing should be investigated,” she added, “and I want to ask the FBI to investigate that.”
Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden was interrupted by pro-Palestine protesters 13 times at a recent campaign rally, with protestors shouting “ceasefire now” and “Genocide Joe.”
Democrats have favored accusing their political opponents of ties to Russia since 2016, when members of the Hillary Clinton campaign devised the tactic as a way to explain her unanticipated loss to Donald Trump.
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“I understand that it is impossible to control one’s emotions” in this situation but it also “doesn’t help” and only “hardens Hamas’ demands and delays the results that we all want,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
This weekend, the prime minister criticized the families of hostages during a press conference, telling the desperate victims that their protests were “useless and contributing to the demands of Hamas”.
In response, members of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum blasted the prime minister for his comments.
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This weekend, the prime minister criticized the families of hostages during a press conference, telling the desperate victims that their protests were “useless and contributing to the demands of Hamas”.
In response, members of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum blasted the prime minister for his comments.
“We expect the prime minister to remember that he is an elected official whose job it is to correct the errors [of October 7], not scold those whose family members were kidnapped,” the forum said.
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The European Union will cease all funding to Hungary if Budapest does not lift its veto on providing military aid to Kiev by the bloc at a summit in Brussels on February 1, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Monday, citing an EU document.
In December 2023, Hungary vetoed the enlargement of the EU's 2024-2027 budget to incorporate 50 billion euros ($54 billion) worth of macro-financial aid for Ukraine. European Council President Charles Michel told journalists then that he expected the EU leaders to unanimously approve financial aid to Ukraine in early 2024, with the next extraordinary EU summit scheduled for February 1.
Brussels outlined a strategy to target Hungary's economic weaknesses, imperil its currency and cause a collapse in investor confidence in an attempt to damage jobs and economic growth of the country so that Budapest changed its decision on providing EU funds to Ukraine, the document seen by the newspaper read.
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In December 2023, Hungary vetoed the enlargement of the EU's 2024-2027 budget to incorporate 50 billion euros ($54 billion) worth of macro-financial aid for Ukraine. European Council President Charles Michel told journalists then that he expected the EU leaders to unanimously approve financial aid to Ukraine in early 2024, with the next extraordinary EU summit scheduled for February 1.
Brussels outlined a strategy to target Hungary's economic weaknesses, imperil its currency and cause a collapse in investor confidence in an attempt to damage jobs and economic growth of the country so that Budapest changed its decision on providing EU funds to Ukraine, the document seen by the newspaper read.
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Billionaire financier George Soros has pumped at least $3 million into the US state of Texas in an effort to boost Democratic Party candidates, according to new analysis in US media. The report claims the wealthy donor has contributed funds to at least five progressive groups in the state, and has funded one organization’s $2.25 million in donations entirely.
Soros, who is criticized by conservatives in the United States for his liberal advocacy, has spent large sums of money to help install US-aligned political leaders in Eastern Europe.
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Soros, who is criticized by conservatives in the United States for his liberal advocacy, has spent large sums of money to help install US-aligned political leaders in Eastern Europe.
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