[Explorer89]

So they reestablished contact with that team? Where are they now? Isn’t it dangerous to be out on the ice now with the days rapidly getting shorter?

[Explorer89]

Whoops, saw at the end of the press release they will be home in Russia by the 24th....

[Freelance Warrior]

The institute's site reports that the crew left for the ship "Akademic Fyodorov" on Feb, 6. Though, 13 people stayed in the Vostok station for a winter expedition, including 2 drilling men who are to conservate the bore for the next season and to hold some geophysical experiments.

So the station looks fit to accomodate some people in winter.