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- Russia reactivated the Petrozavodsk garrison near the Finnish border to support the newly formed 44th Army Corps, potentially up to 15,000 personnel.
- Satellite imagery shows equipment arrivals and new barracks construction.
- Artur Parfenchikov, head of Karelia, says the presence will foster civilian development and most of the corps remains in Ukraine.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered new barriers along the Finnish border after Finland joined NATO in 2023.
