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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Russia to Man Kyrgyz Airbase With Professional Soldiers


A Russian airbase in Kyrgyzstan will be fully manned with personnel serving under contract by the end of 2014, the Central Military District said Tuesday.

"There will be no conscripts at the base [in Kant] after 2014," the district said in a statement.

According to the military, contract servicemen at the Kant base receive a 30 percent increase in salary, 15 additional vacation days and service housing.

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