garrisoned
verb
Definitions
To assign troops to a military post.
To convert into a military fort.
To occupy with troops.
Example: 'Establishing a land bridge through Mariupol to Crimea would take tens of thousands of troops. So would garrisoning eastern Ukraine.', http//www.economist.com/news/briefing/21615605-now-willing-use-russian-troops-more-or-less-openly-eastern-ukraine-vladimir-putin-has