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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Top Court Rejects Call to Close Airbase in Central Russia


Voronezh Malshevo air base
Russia’s Supreme Court threw out a petition by a group of residents in the Central Russian city of Voronezh to close a military airbase, the city legislature said on Wednesday.

The petition, filed in 2011, urged the Defense Ministry to remove the airbase called Baltimore from the city boundaries.

The residents have held numerous rallies, demonstrations and pickets complaining to the local authorities about the noise created by flying jets, especially at night, as well as the extensive ammunition and fuel storage facilities that pose a serious threat to the residents.

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