VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Russia is considering the possibility of basing units of its Pacific Fleet on Matua Island in the Kurils chain, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported Friday.
The Russian Geographical Society and the military are currently conducting a joint expedition to the Kurils chain, the news agency quoted Eastern Military District Commander Col. Gen. Sergei Surovikin as saying.
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