evidence: Multiple air defense missile systems deployed by Russia on two disputed islands off northern Japan in 2020 have been moved off the isles, an analysis of satellite images showed Thursday, raising the possibility that Moscow is repurposing weapons from its Far East for use in the war against Ukraine. [...] Koizumi said it is possible they were redeployed to Russia's western region near its border with Ukraine in preparation for a potential attack. [...] Etorofu and Kunashiri are among four disputed islands called and claimed as the Northern Territories by Japan and administered by Russia, which calls them the Southern Kurils.