Russian military base in Tajikistan is most of all needed to ensure the security of Tajikistan itself

... an Air Group with seven helicopters. Dushanbe also hosts the 670th Air Group (five SU-25 fighters) and a battery of MLRS “Grad” BM-21 in Kurgan-Tyube. This base is the largest military formation of Russia outside the mother country. In addition Russia has in Tajikistan an optical-electronic complex “Okno” (Nurak) for the outer space surveillance. It is designed for the detection and identification of space objects and monitors Russian orbital group. Can Tajikistan use the base for political or economic ...