The newspaper of Russia’s Pacific Fleet, Boyevaya Vakhta, reported that the Bal-E and Bastion-P coastal anti-ship missile batteries have been deployed in the disputed Kuril Islands.
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The islands were seized by the Soviet Union at the end of World War II. Both countries have failed to sign an agreement to end hostilieis due to the dispute over the ownership of the islands.