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Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Russia To Boost Combat Capabilities In Crimea, Kaliningrad, Arctic   6:37am Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Russia To Boost Combat Capabilities In Crimea, Kaliningrad, Arctic Today, January 13th 6:37am · news russia ukraine Russia has announced plans to strengthen its military capabilities on the annexed Crimean Peninsula, in the Arctic, and in its westernmost territory -- the exclave of Kaliningrad. General Valery Gerasimov, the chief of the Russian military's General Staff, said on January 13 that in 2015 "the Defense Ministry will focus its efforts on increasing the combat capabilities of its units and increasing combat strength in accordance with the military development plans. "Special attention will be given to the groups in Crimea, the Kaliningrad region and the Arctic," Gerasimov said. All three regions are the focus of tension or potential rivalry with the United States and