Russian navy forces land at Franz Josef Land as part of exercise Zapad-2025
Large areas in the Barents Sea have been sealed off as Russia and Belarus start their major joint exercise. In
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Politics (Russia)
Russia submarines at sea as U.S. carrier group sails outside northern Norway
As of August 25, the Yasen-class submarines Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk and Kazan are not present at the Nerpicha base in Zapadnaya Litsa. British media report about
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Russia declares a fishing ultimatum to Norway
By Denis Zagore Moscow threatens to close Russian waters to Norwegian fishing vessels if Oslo does not reconsider its sanctions against
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Shadow fleet gas carriers make port calls at sanctioned Arctic terminals
Several ‘shadow fleet’ tankers are loading liquefied natural gas at the Arctic LNG 2 terminal in Gydan and at the Saam FSU
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Rosatom may test reactor-powered missile over the next few days
Military officials have closed off the airspace in a 500 km long zone along the western coast of Novaya Zemlya
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Moscow threatens Oslo over Barents fisheries
The Russian foreign ministry summons Norway’s chargé d’affaires and falsely claims that new sanctions against Murmansk-based seafood companies constitute a
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Russian pilots learn to target long-range drones in Barents Sea combat drill
Parachuted luminous aerial targets served as “enemy drones” when the crews of the fighter jets launched air-to-air missiles as part
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Nuclear icebreaker had to sail all to St. Petersburg for basic hull work as Russia’s lacks northern dock
The new 220-meter dock built in Turkey is still stranded at port in Istanbul after the United Kingdom in May
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Rosatom outlines 10-year construction plan for Kola NPP-2
The first two 600 MW reactors for the planned Kola-2 nuclear-power plant will be built from 2027-2037. Two more will
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Drone attack on Russian warplanes, including in Arctic, serious blow to strategic arsenal
A surprise Ukrainian drone attack that targeted several Russian air bases hosting nuclear-capable strategic bombers was unprecedented in its scope
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No breakthrough in Ukraine-Russia peace talks after Arctic, Siberia and far east attack
Delegations from Russia and Ukraine met Monday in Turkey for their second round of direct peace talks in just over
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Russia demonstrates long-range strike with new Yasen-M submarine
Russia’s newest Yasen-M class submarine on Thursday launched a cruise missile that reached a target about 500 kilometres away. The
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Brussels imposes sanctions on Murmansk fishery industry
By Denis Zagore The EC Council accuses two major fishery companies in Murmansk of espionage and ‘activities that can facilitate future
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Russian strategic bombers carry out scheduled flight over Barents Sea, TASS says
Two Russian TU-95M strategic bombers carried out a scheduled flight over international waters in the Barents Sea, which borders Norway,
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Russia’s nears completion of new Arctic missile carrier
The Northern Fleet will with the new submarine significantly strengthen its role in Russia’s naval nuclear deterrence. The Knyaz Pozharsky carries up
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