Russia is set to establish several counter-terrorism operational headquarters in different coastal areas across the country, as Moscow is engaged in fighting with terror groups in Syria.
The units which are to be set up under an order by President Vladimir Putin will be located in Kaspiysk on the Caspian Sea, Murmansk in Russia’s north-west and in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on Russia’s eastern coast, Russian media reported on Saturday.
A similar unit will also be set up in Simferopol, the capital of Crimea, which seceded from Ukraine and rejoined Russia in March last year.
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Source: Iran English Radio
