1.   Communist-led protesters have frequently disrupted military convoys in Thessaloniki, a major resupply point on the route to peacekeepers in Kosovo.

2.   It gathers meteorological and geological data used worldwide and serves as a resupply point for the inland base Vostok.

3.   It collects meteorological and geological data used worldwide and serves as a resupply point for the Russian inland base Vostok.

4.   It collects meteorological and geological data used worldwide and serves as a resupply point for the Russian inland base Vostok, now closed for winter.