Putin, Lukashenko inaugurate newly renovated Soviet-era Vostok Gas Station in Antarctica

The Russian and Belarusian leaders on Sunday inaugurated the newly renovated Vostok Station in one of the southernmost points in Antarctica. Russian state gas giant Novatek shouldered the costs of the renovation to expand the station and funded the building of a Belarusian station some 20 kilometers (around 12 miles) away, where the stationed scientists are set to study ice core samples, monitor space weather, among other things. __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What’s up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them ■ What Chinese people’s lives are like during the post COVID-19 period ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today __________________ ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! Thank you!