Russia Launches Construction of Two Bases at Georgian Border

Russia has launched the construction of “two modern light mountain rifle brigades” at the Georgian border, Itar-Tass news agency quoted Sergey Ivanov, the Russian Defense Minister, as saying upon his arrival in Beijing on April 24.

He said that Russia will “synchronize” the process of the withdrawal of its military bases from Georgia with the formation of two new brigades in the North Caucasus.