New satellite images show a surge in Russian military activity near the border with Finland<\/a>, analysts say.<\/p>\n A significant increase in barracks, aircraft and other infrastructure were identified at four locations near the frontier, which would be a major staging ground for a potential Russian attack on Nato.<\/p>\n An image shows what appears to be tents to house troops in Kamenka. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n In Kamenka, around 35 miles from Finnish territory, some 130 installations capable of housing 2,000 troops have been set up since February, experts told Swedish broadcaster SVT.<\/p>\n Sweden<\/a>\u2019s Chief of Defence\u00a0Michael Claesson said Russia<\/a> appeared to be making good on threats to bulk up its military presence in northern Europe<\/a> after Sweden and Finland joined Nato.<\/p>\n The two countries joined the military alliance in 2024 and 2023 respectively in response to Russian threats made following its invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n Finland\u2019s membership extended Nato\u2019s border with Russia by more than 800 miles.<\/p>\n Finland has also moved to strengthen its defences, and is currently setting up a new Nato forward command centre in Lapland.<\/p>\n The images were obtained by SVT from Public Labs, which has around 200 miniature satellites constantly scanning the planet.<\/p>\n They also show three large new warehouses in Petrozadovsk which experts say will likely be used to store up to 50 armoured vehicles.<\/p>\n A previously closed airbase, Severemorsk-2, now appears to be operating again, with several helicopters parked near the runway.<\/p>\n Finland warned that Russia has already been attacking it with \u2018hybrid war\u2019 tactics such as massive cyberattacks and \u2018weaponised\u2019 mass migration.<\/p>\n The Finnish government previously closed the eastern border, after accusing the Kremlin of helping around 1,300 people from Syria, Iraq and Yemen cross over it in 2023.<\/p>\n Russia has denied the allegations, while Putin has dismissed claims he could attack Finland as \u2018total nonsense\u2019.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/An-image-shows-what-appears-to-be-tents-to-house-troops-in-Kamenka-300x195.jpg\")
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