Altogether, Russia
plans to put up 392 pre-fabricated buildings on the islands, including schools,
kindergartens, leisure centres and dormitories, with construction work
continuing through the winter.
"This year, the priority is finishing the most
essential buildings and the engineering infrastructure" to receive troops
and equipment, Shoigu said.
In September Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visited
the island of Iturup
and surveyed troops there, angering Japan .
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has ruled out any
compromise on the islands, telling his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in
September that Tokyo
must acknowledge "the postwar historical realities."
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