Military facilities on the Kuril Islands. Far Eastern outpost: why does Russia need to build a naval base on the Kuril Islands. What kind of base can Russia afford?
Scope valid until 2015 Federal Target Program "Socio-economic development of the Kuril Islands for 2007-2015" amounts to 21 billion rubles.
The bulk of this amount is allocated from the federal budget. The Sakhalin Region also plans to attract funds from private investors for the development of the Kuril Islands. Private investment in the islands' economy now amounts to a billion rubles a year, and by 2015 it will increase to 6 billion. details about new infrastructure Kuril Islands (many photos) The Kuril Islands include 30 large and many small islands. The population lives permanently only in Paramushir, Iturup, Kunashir and Shikotan. Population of the Kuril Islands - 18,735 people Kunashir Island- most south island Great ridge of the Kuril Islands. Population - approx. 8000 people. Yuzhno-Kurilsk - administrative center South Kuril District. 
Social housing 
In August 2012, a ceremony for presenting warrants and keys to new apartments took place in Yuzhno-Kurilsk. The 10-apartment building was built with funds from the regional and local budgets under one of the regional programs. 
House of Culture (medical and educational expedition “Borders of Russia”, August 2010) 
New kindergarten Port of Yuzhno-Kurilsk New deep-water berth 
The commissioning of modern deep-water berthing complexes in Kunashir and Iturup will lead to high-quality new level transport infrastructure in the Kuril Islands and will improve the quality of life on the islands. The motor ship "Igor Farkhutdinov" moored at the new pier for the first time (February 2011) 
Funded by the federal program for the socio-economic development of the Kuril Islands and the budget Sakhalin region construction is underway marine terminal on the territory of the constructed mooring complex in the South Kuril Bay. In addition to passengers, this building will house various services - a border checkpoint, a customs post, port supervision, administration and a control room. seaport. Completion of construction is planned for 2012. 
Mendeleevo Airport The airfield was built by the Japanese when the island of Kunashir was still under Japanese control and has hardly been rebuilt since then. In 2006 it was closed due to complete deterioration of the infrastructure and destruction of the runway. During the reconstruction, within the framework of the Federal Target Program for the socio-economic development of the Kuril Islands, a new passenger terminal, taxiways, a new apron, a runway (runway), a landing system and lighting equipment were put into operation. Operates on the island Mendeleevskaya GeoTPP(geothermal power plant), which provides the island with heat and electricity. Volcano energy as a source of heat and light for humans is the operating principle of this station. Commissioning of the second stage of the station in 2007 provided 100% of the heat demand in Yuzhno-Kurilsk. The planned modernization of the Mendeleevskaya Geothermal Power Plant will increase its capacity from 3.6 MW to 7.4 MW. 
On about. Kunashir operates two fish processing plants - LLC PKF "South Kuril Fish Processing Plant" and LLC "Delta". The Yuzhno-Kuril Fish Processing Plant has modernized its production processing lines. All fish and seafood caught by its own trawl fleet are delivered ashore without loss of quality. Integrated shift of 25 people successfully copes with large volumes of incoming raw materials. In 2011, the first kilometers of asphalt were laid on Kunashir Island. 
Iturup Island-island of the southern group of the Great Ridge of the Kuril Islands, the most large island archipelago. Population - 6387 people. Kurilsk- the administrative center of the island. In recent years, a modern microdistrict “Severny” has been built in the village of Kurilsk. It is planned to build within its boundaries big palace culture and sports, under the roof of which there will be a sports complex, a swimming pool, a cultural center and other institutions. In 2006, the modern fish processing complex "Reidovo" was launched on the island.. 
Six air freezing chambers ensure the production of 74 tons of finished frozen fish products per day. 
On about. Iturup also houses the Yasny fish processing plant, equipped with a one-of-a-kind freezing tunnel for air freezing of fish, which allows the continuous freezing of 210 tons of finished fish products per day. There is a caviar workshop where 3 tons of caviar are produced per day. In addition, there is a salting shop with a capacity of 25 tons per day and a refrigerator with a capacity of 2300 tons of simultaneous storage. There are several other fishing enterprises, the largest of which are Skit, Bug, and Continent. Kurilskaya buildings have already been built on the island high school for 250 students, as well as a modern central district hospital with 50 beds and a clinic for 100 visits per shift. New hospital 
Sports complex 
improvement work 
In February 2012, two 8-apartment buildings were put into operation 
New airport“Iturup” is located on the sunny side of the island, which will allow you to easily get to the island even in bad weather. The extended 2.2 km long runway will accommodate all types of aircraft operating in the region. Near Kurilsk there is a geothermal spring with radon waters. 
A few years ago, the springs consisted of two concrete vats for salting fish, in which vacationers took baths, not forgetting to litter the surrounding area with broken bottle glass. Geothermal springs were improved by the company "Gidrostoroy" 
Shikotan Island- the largest island of the Malaya ridge of the Kuril Islands. Malokurilskoe- the administrative center of the island. Population - approx. 2100 people. Using funds from the federal program, a deep-water pier has already been built and is being operated in Malokurilskaya Bay on Shikotan, and in the neighboring Krabozavodskaya Bay on the same Shikotan, the construction of a pier is nearing completion on co-financing terms - the own funds of Gidrostroy JSC and the regional budget. 
The Krabozavodsk fish processing complex is equipped with the most modern equipment
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The workshop's capacity allows it to receive and process up to 300 tons of raw fish every day. 
New kindergarten for 70 places (2010)
The Russian authorities intend to allocate an additional 16 billion rubles for the development of the Kuril Islands.
This was announced by the Governor of the Sakhalin Region, Alexander Khoroshavin, after a working meeting held in Kurilsk with the participation of members of the Government of the Russian Federation, dedicated to the implementation Federal Target Program “Socio-economic development of the Kuril Islands for 2007-2015”.
13 billion rubles of this amount are planned to be allocated from the federal budget, the remaining 3 billion rubles from the local budget. The Sakhalin Region also plans to attract funds from private investors for the development of the Kuril Islands. They, according to Khoroshavin, will be interested in the development of such industries as marine biological resources and tourism.
The volume of the Federal Target Program for the development of the Kuril Islands, valid until 2015, is 15 billion rubles (investments from the federal budget).
The main directions of the program are the development of transport infrastructure, social sphere and energy.
details about the new infrastructure of the Kuril Islands (many photos)
Kuril Islands- include 30 large and many small islands.
The population lives permanently only in Paramushir, Iturup, Kunashir and Shikotan.
Population of the Kuril Islands - 18,735 people
Kunashir Island- the southernmost island of the Great Kuril Islands.
Population - approx. 8000 people.
Yuzhno-Kurilsk- administrative center of the South Kuril Okrug.
A Friendship Center was built to receive delegations
Free social housing
House of Culture
(medical and educational expedition “Borders of Russia”, August 2010)
Opening of a new kindergarten
Governor of the Sakhalin Region Alexander Khoroshavin (right)
Port of Yuzhno-Kurilsk
New deep-water berth
The commissioning of modern deep-sea berthing complexes in Kunashir and Iturup will bring the transport infrastructure in the Kuril Islands to a qualitatively new level and improve the quality of life on the islands.
The motor ship "Igor Farkhutdinov" moored at the new pier for the first time
(February 2011)
Airport "Mendeleevo"
The airfield was built by the Japanese when Kunashir Island was still under Japanese control and has hardly been rebuilt since then.
In 2006 it was closed due to complete deterioration of the infrastructure and destruction of the runway.
During the reconstruction, within the framework of the Federal Target Program for the socio-economic development of the Kuril Islands, a new passenger terminal, taxiways, a new apron, a runway (runway), a landing system and lighting equipment were put into operation.
Operates on the island Mendeleevskaya GeoTPP(geothermal power plant), which provides the island with heat and electricity.
Volcano energy as a source of heat and light for humans is the operating principle of this station.
Commissioning of the second stage of the station in 2007 provided 100% of the heat demand in Yuzhno-Kurilsk.
By 2011, it is planned to modernize and introduce additional capacities, as a result of which the total capacity of the facility will almost triple - from 1.8 MW to 5 MW.
Iturup Island-an island of the southern group of the Great Ridge of the Kuril Islands, the largest island of the archipelago.
Population - 6387 people.
Kurilsk
Kitovaya Bay
In 2006, the modern fish processing complex “Reidovo” was launched on the island..
Six air freezing chambers ensure the production of 74 tons of finished frozen fish products per day.
On about. Iturup also houses the Yasny fish processing plant, equipped with a one-of-a-kind freezing tunnel for air freezing of fish, allowing the continuous freezing of 210 tons of finished fish products per day.
There is a caviar workshop where 3 tons of caviar are produced per day. In addition, there is a salting shop with a capacity of 25 tons per day and a refrigerator with a capacity of 2300 tons of simultaneous storage.
The buildings of the Kuril Secondary School for 250 students have already been built on the island, as well as a modern central regional hospital with 50 beds and a clinic for 100 visits per shift.
New hospital
Sports complex
landscaping of a park in the city center
Governor's working trip
The construction of an airport in Iturup continues, which will be equipped with the latest technology. New air gate are located on the sunny side of the island, which will allow easy access to Iturup even in bad weather. The extended 2.2 km long runway will accommodate all types of aircraft operating in the region.
Shikotan Island- the largest island of the Malaya ridge of the Kuril Islands.
Malokurilskoe- the administrative center of the island.
Population - approx. 2100 people.
Development of mooring infrastructure on Shikotan Island
The Krabozavodsk fish processing complex is equipped with the most modern equipment.
The workshop's capacity allows it to receive and process up to 300 tons of raw fish every day.
New kindergarten for 70 places (2010)
New School (2006)
Construction of fuel supply systems is underway on all islands - Iturup, Kunashir and Shikotan
Paramushir Island- one of the islands of the Northern group of the Great Ridge of the Kuril Islands.
Population - about 2500 people.
Severo-Kurilsk- the administrative center and the only populated area of the island.
The fishing port and fish processing plant are the main production facilities of Severo-Kurilsk.
In 1952, the city was almost destroyed by a tsunami, but after that it was restored and exists to this day.
Monument to those killed in 1945
Fisherman's Day is one of the main holidays on the Kuril Islands
Transportation of goods and passengers to the islands is carried out by the motor ships “Igor Farkhutdinov” and “Marina Tsvetaeva”.
Construction plans for 2011
In 2011, a kindergarten for 40 places will be commissioned in the village of Reidovo on the island. Iturup, construction of the berth complex in Yuzhno-Kurilsk has been completed. The construction of the sea terminal building will continue, in a single three-story sea terminal complex with an area of more than 885 square meters. m will house all services operating both domestic and international flights.
The project “Construction and reconstruction of fuel supply systems for the island” will also be commissioned. Shikotan" in the village of Malokurilskoye.
This year the following will be built: a 6-apartment residential building in the village of Krabozavodskoye on Shikotan, a 10-apartment building and four 8-apartment buildings in Yuzhno-Kurilsk, two 8-apartment buildings on Iturup.
This year, a modular diesel generator power station will be completed and launched on the street. Nagornaya in the village of Malokurilskoye.
And as part of the regional fire safety program, a fire station in Yuzhno-Kurilsk is expected to be put into operation.
P.S. Of course, on the Kuril Islands, not everything is as rosy and positive as it looks in these photographs. I have collected here only new or renovated objects. In addition to large settlements by the standards of the Kuril Islands, there are also very small settlements, where, nevertheless, people also live.
But since the island development program was adopted until 2015 and the positive trend is obvious, there is every reason to believe that in all populated areas all 4 inhabited Kuril Islands will have decent living conditions.
with each construction project it becomes more and more difficult to count... As previously reported, Spetsstroy was going to rebuild a number of military facilities in the Sakhalin region, among them completely autonomous military camps with residential buildings and dormitories, barracks, related infrastructure, cultural, leisure and sports institutions. How these intentions are being implemented in practice can be learned from the November publications related to the Ministry of Defense. In particular, they say that the authorities federal agency special construction of Russia and the director of Spetsstroy Volosov A., after an inspection trip to the Southern Kuril Islands in the middle of the year, assured that the problems with construction had been resolved, the timing and order of delivery of social and military facilities had been determined, and thus, everything that was planned for the rearmament of the group of Russian troops in The Southern Kuril Islands will be done! There are a lot of plans, judge for yourself:
Kitovaya Bay.
On Iturup, in the military town of the village of Kitovoe, the contract of 2012 stipulates the construction of dormitories for officers and soldiers, a division headquarters, a checkpoint, a first-aid post, storage facilities and depots for fuels and lubricants, a food plant, training parade grounds and grounds, a large educational building, a sports training complex, etc. . according to the tender for the comprehensive development of a military camp. All this must be completed and put into operation by the contractor. no later than November 15, 2015. More than 3 billion rubles were transferred in advance for construction under the terms of the contract. However, not a penny reached the subcontractors. There are no design estimates for which the general contractor is responsible, no technical conditions and working documentation for the projects, and no working resources: of the required number of 700 builders, about a third are on site. The general contractors of FSUE “Spetsstroyengineering”, GUIR No. 2 (organizations subordinate to Spetsstroy) arrived at the construction site only in July of this year, as if preparing for an inspection check.
military unit in the village of Goryachiy Plyazh. Kunashir
The delay in completing planned work is colossal; almost a year, it is impossible to catch up with such a backlog in local conditions, in addition, failure to meet deadlines is fraught with the collection of a large penalty. Well, the military will not receive many long-awaited residential infrastructure facilities - dormitories and barracks facilities. It turns out that soldiers and officers will have to serve in tents, as is now happening in Primorye due to the fault of Spetsstroy? Construction work did not begin at all at the facilities of the economic zone, training and material base, missile and artillery weapons depot, base area of a group of support vessels and engineering support facilities. Or maybe in Kunashir the contractors of Spetsstroy “Spetsstroyengineering” and GUIR No. 2 are meeting the deadlines?
military unit in the village of Lagunnoye, Kunashir.
Here, under a similar contract from 2012, the same military-based infrastructure must be delivered by 2015. The advance for this project was also received in full, but by November a temporary administrative camp had been set up for only 20 people and some construction materials had been brought in. Construction in Kunashir requires about 600 specialists, but only 30 people work. A strange situation has developed... For some reason, the Military Department is tolerating the unrest and confusion happening in Spetsstroy. And endless commissions, meetings, approvals between the military and the management of the builders are simply meaningless. For the reason that, according to the military, different people constantly come to all these events, often having nothing to do with the fulfillment of the contract. Since 2012, four subcontractors have changed at the Kuril construction sites, while the military department has not received any reports on the funds disbursed from any of them.... Meanwhile, the disruption of work on the islands of Kunashir and Iturup directly affects plans for military construction and ensuring national security on our eastern borders.
At the end of March, it was announced that in the near future a base for ships of the Russian Pacific Fleet may appear on the islands of the Great Kuril Chain disputed by Japan. Earlier, there were statements about a serious strengthening of the Eastern Military District and garrisons on the disputed islands. “Our Version” figured out why, given the growing military threat on the western borders, there is a significant strengthening of the Russian military group on Far East.
As Sergei Shoigu reported, already in April the Navy will conduct a three-month expedition to the islands of the Greater Kuril Ridge, the purpose of which will be to study the possibilities for creating new base Pacific Fleet. According to the Minister of Defense, the islands have an important military-strategic location to ensure the territorial integrity and national security of Russia, which is why placing bases here “will help the country solve these problems more effectively.” Earlier, the Ministry of Defense emphasized that a planned rearmament of the forces stationed in the Kuril Islands was being carried out. In 2016, it is planned to transfer powerful and modern weapons, including coastal missile systems “Bal” and “Bastion”, as well as new generation drones.
At the same time, the Russian leadership understands that such activity will complicate relations with Japan. It is no coincidence that former military man and now head of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Viktor Ozerov has already called on Tokyo not to consider the possible basing of Russian warships in the Kuril Islands as a threat. However, noting that the number of ships of the Pacific Military Fleet that can be stationed in the Kuril Islands will depend on the quality of relations with Japan and other states of the Asia-Pacific region.
Japan can return the Kuril Islands by force today
The dispute between Russia and Japan over the “northern territories,” as the Southern Kuril Islands are called in Japan, has been going on for more than 60 years, and so far no compromise has been reached through diplomatic means. Therefore, in response to Shoigu’s statements, Japan immediately stated that strengthening the military infrastructure disputed territories causes them concern. The main reason is that the Kuril Islands are of great economic and military-strategic importance for the entire region. And above all for Russia: the deep-sea strait, which does not freeze in winter, between the islands of Kunashir and Iturup is the only exit to the ocean for the Pacific Fleet. That is why the issue of returning the islands to Japan, in principle, can hardly be resolved positively.
Today, neither side intends to concede; it seems that political methods have been exhausted, but no one believes in the prospect of a fourth war between Japan and Russia. Although, as recent events show, the situation in the world can change dramatically in a matter of weeks. So the military potentials of countries can play an important role in this dispute. And here, unfortunately, many things are not in Russia’s favor. According to experts, too few forces are concentrated in the east, while the units are scattered at a great distance from each other. Another problem for the Eastern Military District, which ensures the security of the Kuril ridge, is its remoteness, which does not allow troop groups to be built up in a short time. Therefore, experts believe that theoretically Japan is already capable of carrying out a lightning war today, quickly landing on the Kuril Islands, capturing harbors and anchorages, and covering all this from the sea and from the air. That is why Russia’s attention to the military component of the Kuril Islands is so great. Moreover, it arose against the background of the strengthening of the Japanese self-defense forces. So, in mid-July in the Country rising sun Amendments to the law were passed to allow the Japanese army to be used to help defend its allies outside the country. The amendments also expanded the ability of Japanese forces to conduct peacekeeping operations overseas.
In addition, in recent years the Japanese have significantly strengthened their armed forces. Today Naval forces Japan's self-defense systems are among the most powerful in the Asia-Pacific region and are more than 2 times larger than Russia's Pacific Fleet. In total, the Japanese Navy has more than 250 modern warships and auxiliary vessels and boats, including one light aircraft carrier and four helicopter destroyers. Most destroyers are equipped with anti-submarine helicopters and anti-ship missile systems with American Harpoon missiles. Landing ships are represented by pennants of the Osumi type, tank landing ships Miura, Atsumi, small landing ships of the Yura and Yusotei types. With them, the Japanese are capable of transporting up to one brigade of ground forces at a time. There is even a light aircraft carrier of the Hyuga class.
There are 20 diesel submarines in service: 7 of the Harusio type, armed with Harpoon anti-ship missiles. Oyashio submarines are silent, with a 20-knot underwater speed, capable of firing torpedoes or Sub-Harpoon missiles from six bow torpedo tubes (533 mm). There are two boats of the Soryu type - with an increased diving range.
Alexander Khramchikhin, head of the analytical department of the Institute of Political and Military Analysis:
– The rearmament of the Eastern Military District and the division on the Kuril Islands is undoubtedly taking place as part of the planned re-equipment of the Russian Armed Forces, this has been talked about for a long time. Apparently, as part of this, the Kuril group will be re-equipped, and perhaps special attention will be paid to it. The reason for this refurbishment is obvious - these islands are disputed by Japan, while they are highly isolated for geographical reasons. Therefore, it is necessary to have a group there that is capable of repelling an enemy attack completely autonomously for some time.
The Pacific Fleet is recovering, but slowly
At the same time, the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy, battered by post-Soviet timelessness, is not being restored as quickly as we would like. Today, about a hundred ships remain of its former power, and a third of them are under repair, reserve or mothballed. At the same time, the Pacific Fleet is divided into two groups, which are based in Kamchatka and Primorye. The part remaining in Primorye has, in fact, turned into a small flotilla of heterogeneous forces, where the main combat power is the Varyag missile cruiser, which has crossed the 20-year mark.
Submarines are stationed in Kamchatka. The 16th submarine squadron is armed with Project 949A Antey submarine cruisers of the same type as the Kursk, Shchuka-B nuclear torpedo boats (Project 971), diesel-electric Varshavyanka and 667BDR strategic boats.
The Kuril Islands are directly defended by the 18th machine gun and artillery division with a strength of 3.5 thousand people. The 46th machine gun and artillery regiment is located on Kunashir, the 484th machine gun and artillery regiment is on Iturup. At the same time, the division is extremely poorly connected with the mainland, especially in winter time. This means that the garrison is highly dependent on the weather; the delivery of ammunition, food and medicine from the mainland will be difficult. All of the regiment's weapons and equipment are outdated; according to various estimates, up to 80% of the equipment and weapons require major repairs or must be written off. Only last year there were reports that the division had received T-80 tanks, this, of course, is not the most modern weapons, but if you remember that earlier IS-2, IS-3 and T tanks dug into the ground were used to create strong points -34, then this is serious progress.
According to some information, last year the Bal coastal anti-ship missile system, adopted by the Russian Armed Forces in 2008, was deployed to the disputed islands. It is designed to control territorial waters and strait zones, protect naval bases, other coastal facilities and coastal infrastructure. It is also reported that in at the moment there is a modern system in the Kuril Islands air defense– the “Thor” and “Buk” complexes are on constant combat duty. There have been repeated statements that the Ministry of Defense is considering the option of deploying modern S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems in the Kuril Islands, but for now this is in the plans.
However, it looks like they will now be accelerated. Recently, it has been announced that a modern infrastructure will be created. In the Kuril Islands, the construction of military camps and the re-equipment of units based there have begun - by the end of 2016, 392 objects for various purposes will be built in Iturup and Kunashir. In this way, the Ministry of Defense is preparing to seriously strengthen the “eastern front” of the country, where, in the event of an armed conflict, many more problems may arise than on the western front.
Several years ago, the Russian government drew attention to the Kuril Islands as a Russian outpost in the Far East, deciding to create (primarily in Iturup and Kunashir) an updated military and social infrastructure - on the basis of what had existed since Soviet times.
Construction work in the active phase began in the second half of 2014. In a relatively short time, the contractors Spetsstroy Rossii and Instrakt-Proekt carried out the preparatory stage for the normal operation of construction departments. Temporary comfortable housing was prepared for workers and engineers (two residential camps are now functioning). Meals are provided in the canteens, a bathhouse and laundries with dryers (an important point in the Kuril Islands with their unstable and dank weather). The necessary contingent of qualified specialists was delivered, mainly from the mainland, and housed: from drivers to carpenters and concrete workers. We delivered building materials, fuels and lubricants and the necessary new construction equipment: truck cranes, excavators, bulldozers, dump trucks, etc. And the construction process began - both in the village of Goryachiye Klyuchi and in Burevestnik.
Excavation pits appeared and the foundations of buildings began to be built. But then, for some time, there was a pause in construction work due to the fact that the Russian Ministry of Defense decided to increase the number of construction projects in all areas of the military-social infrastructure in the Kuril Islands. And this led to the need to expand the built-up areas and, accordingly, carry out additional surveys and design work.
Construction has resumed today. A residential complex of two-story buildings continues to be built in Goryachiye Klyuchi. At the first stage, six such buildings should be built. The basis for them is steel frames sheathed with lightweight hanging panels. Such structures are safe during earthquakes: they are designed to withstand tremors of up to nine points or more. In parallel, all engineering networks are connected to them: electrical, thermal, water supply and sewerage.
It is planned to begin construction of a leisure and sports center in the near future; next in line is a hospital with 100 beds (recruitment of medical and nursing staff is already underway), a school and a kindergarten. Will be created and opened sports grounds. That is, everything will be done to ensure that military personnel and their families, as well as civilian service personnel, do not feel cut off from the mainland. One thing will be required of them - to serve and work more effectively than in the past. To intensify construction work in the future, another camp for 150 people should be installed (more than 300 people are currently working) and the number of construction equipment should be added in anticipation of the warm season that is already beginning. But in order to accommodate the above objects, that is, to prepare construction sites for them, according to the construction management, it is necessary to demolish a number of existing old buildings and relocate utility networks.
In addition to social facilities, active construction of military training camps and parks for military equipment, storage facilities and warehouses for various purposes. It is planned that some objects will be presented for acceptance by the state commission by the summer of this year.
It should be noted that more than 30 years have passed since the Soviet period of construction of military camps on the Kuril Islands. People with such experience have been out of work for a long time, and a new generation of military builders is only gaining experience in conducting construction work in a distant region with their own special climatic conditions. Of course, no one is happy about delays in the supply of building materials. It is the delivery of materials that accounts for a significant share of construction costs. Most of them are absent on the island, and those that are available on Iturup, for example, inert materials, according to laboratory findings of Spetsstroy of Russia, are not suitable for use everywhere due to their insufficient strength and frost resistance. Local materials can be used for backfilling, for some types of bases, for example, road ones. They cannot be used in the manufacture of critical structures, so military builders are forced to import the same crushed stone from overseas, from Vladivostok. It is clear that such logistics are very expensive, although the material itself is quite inexpensive.
The bulk of construction materials arrives on the island through the port terminal "Kurilsk", which allows JSC "Gidrostroy", which services it, to earn decent money from unloading ships. The port's cargo turnover in 2015 amounted to about 70 thousand tons, of which construction materials for military builders accounted for approximately 45-50 percent. A number of island entrepreneurs who have their own freight vehicles also make money by transporting cargo from the port to Goryachiye Klyuchi and Burevestnik (not the shortest shoulder by local standards). Of course, this is good for everyone involved in the delivery of materials. However, this situation does not suit the construction organizers much, and it is clear for what reasons. Let me remind you that during the years of the USSR, cargo ships were unloaded almost next to construction sites in Kasatka Bay; temporary mooring structures were used, which, by the way, coped well with the assigned tasks. Today we are talking about the need to build a capital deep-water berth similar to the one at the port of Kurilsk (after all, cargo needs to be delivered not only for construction, but also for the regular supply of troops), and such a decision, according to our information, has already been made. In a good way, such a pier was needed “yesterday,” but better late than never.
Builders were faced with the age-old Kuril problem - sending people on vacation when changing shifts and going on vacation. As always, there are difficulties in purchasing tickets in both directions, both for air transport and for sea transport. The management is trying to get around them, at least by organizing expensive charter flights, but this is not always possible, since everyone knows the situation with the availability of free “boards” at Aurora Airlines.
It must be said that due to the reduction in the winter of 2015-2016. construction work in Kurilsk and Reidovo, some people with construction specialties went to work at Spetsstroy of Russia in Goryachi Klyuchi. Of course, his personnel service does not hire everyone, but makes a selection, but there is an opportunity for employment for local people. Information about vacancies is submitted to the Kuril Employment Center.
Significant for the island budget is the fact that Spetsstroy of Russia has established its Iturup construction divisions (Main Department No. 2 and Spetsstroy-Service) in the Kuril region. So income taxes individuals workers working in these organizations will be supplied to the region.
We would like to add that the forces of Spetsstroy Rossii are carrying out almost the same amount of construction on neighboring island Kunashir.
