Murmansk sends deadly new year greeting to Kyiv
The air alarm howled across Ukrainian cities as Russia early morning 2nd of January launched attacks on the neighbouring country.
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Author: Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Russia’s brand new warship heads to Arctic base
Frigate Admiral Golovko is the most modern surface ship in the Russian Navy. It will serve in the Northern Fleet.
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Bombers from Kola Peninsula take center stage in terror bombing of Ukraine
A group of nine Tu-95MS strategic bombers early Friday morning took off from the Olenya air base and few hours
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Close call incident in a nuclear-powered ship in Murmansk
The fire brigade in Murmansk quickly extinguished the blaze that broke out on the 24th of December in a cabin
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Icy welcome for Aleksei Navalny in the Arctic “hell” of Kharp
“Also I walked around in that yard. It is cold there! Like terror!” a former prisoner of penal colony No
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Russian military rocket created spectacular light show over Svalbard
The sky over the Norwegian Arctic archipelago was lit up by the military rocket that was launched from the Plesetsk
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Construction of pipeline across the Yenisey under way in Arctic Russia
The 5,8 km long pipeline is key component of Vostok Oil, the biggest industrial project currently unfolding in the Russian
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First train crosses new bridge to western side of Kola Bay in Arctic Russia
It is a historical moment for Murmansk, regional governor Andrei Chibis underlined as Vladimir Putin declared the new infrastructure object
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Moscow sends warning to Finland
The Russian Foreign Ministry summons Finland’s Ambassador following the Nordic country’s signing of a Defence Cooperation Agreement with the USA.
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New defence agreement: Finland invites American troops to bases in Lapland
The Border Guard Base in Ivalo is one of five northern sites highlighted in the new defence agreement between Finland
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Chaos on Finnish border as travellers rush to cross before closure
Huge lines and hours of waiting for the people trying to make it across the Russian-Finnish border ahead of today’s
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Putin in Arkhangelsk: Arctic industry and infrastructure on agenda
The Russian ruler gathered the governors of all Arctic regions for a talk about big projects. Among them is a
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Norway sends another oil rig to its remote Arctic waters
On the 8th day of the UN Climate Conference, COP28, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate approved a new round of oil
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Moscow aims for another grab: Navy Chief says Russia will expand into Arctic Ocean
Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov underlines that it is a national priority for Russia to make a “full-scale takeover” of Arctic territories
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Frozen plans: building of far northern coal mine halted by sanctions and Arctic ice
As soon as in 2023, the Syradasayskoye coal mine was to produce several million tons of high-quality coal, but developer
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