Newest frigate trained anti-aircraft, anti-drone shootings
A target missile was launched from the Rybachy Peninsula on the east side of the Varanger fjord which forms the
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Politics (Russia)
EU considers stricter seafood sanctions, but cod from Murmansk goes free
Cod aimed for fish and chips seems to survive the European Union’s next set of sanctions, while Alaska pollock for
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Following Chinese Moscow visit, foreign ministries step up bilateral talks on Arctic
Beijing and Moscow express interest in a strengthening of Arctic cooperation “under the new geopolitical conditions” and in the “spirit
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In Arctic, Putin is flexing the strength of his alliances, Murkowski says
Sen. Lisa Murkowski has a theory about why Russian President Vladimir Putin has been conducting joint military exercises in the
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“We are all afraid,” says witness of Ukrainian drone attack in Arctic Russia
By Atle Staalesen, Georgii Chentemirov Locals in an arctic Russian town that has sent dozens of deadly bombing raids over
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Governor: Murmansk is under drone attack
“An attack by enemy drones is taking place in our region,” Andrei Chibis says in a statement. UAVs are believed
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Aleksandr launches massive Ocean-2024 strategic exercise
For the first time in post-Soviet era is Russia deploying warships in the inner waterways east of Finland in a
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Northern Fleet kicks off “special military exercise”
Norwegian expert on Russia’s military maneuvers in the north says the ongoing exercise has a primary focus on multi-domain bastion
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Pilots fear fuel shortages amid sudden airspace closures in Russia’s North
Drone attacks north to the Kola Peninsula have several times in the last few weeks caused aviation authorities to shut
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Murmansk region of Arctic Russia targeted in drone attack
Several drones have attacked targets in the far northern Russian region. Videos show a drone that reportedly fly over Vysokii, a
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Town of submariners honours killed occupants
A monument is erected in the north Russian navy base of Polyarny for local men killed in Ukraine. Construction works
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Sister ships of NewNew Polar Bear headed for Europe
Authorities in Beijing admit that the container carrier in 2023 damaged the Balticconnector pipeline in the Gulf of Finland. At
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Russia prisoner swap includes Tromsø university attendee Mikushin
The prisoner exchange between the West and Russia includes Mikhail Mikushin, the GRU affiliated charged with espionage in Norway. He
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Russian navy starts major drills involving most of its fleet
By Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly Russia’s navy began planned exercises involving most of its fleet in the Arctic and
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55 Russian indigenous, regional and ethno groups labeled as extremists
“The repressive machine is gathering momentum. The methods of persecution against indigenous rights activists are intensifying,” says the International committee
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