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Russia has begun constructing its first entirely new military base since the Soviet era in the village of Novaya Vilga near Petrozavodsk, close to Finland's eastern border.
Source: Finnish broadcaster Yle, citing military expert and former Finnish intelligence officer Marko Eklund and analysis of satellite imagery
Details: Active construction of the military complex began in spring 2026 and is progressing rapidly. Around a dozen large barracks buildings are already under construction on the site.
The scale of the project is unprecedented for the area, where previous military activity had largely involved renovating former Soviet facilities rather than building entirely new ones.
