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Military investigators conduct raids in Murmansk region to enlist young men

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 15:47
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Military investigators are conducting raids at public places, dormitories and abandoned facilities in Murmansk region with the aim to find

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Finland relaxed over Moscow’s plans to deploy Iskander-M missiles near border

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 10:30
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A new missile brigade will be deployed in Karelia as part of the reestablished Leningrad Military District. Countering response to

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Russia’s Defence Ministry says new mini-sub can dive to 11,000 meters depth

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 10:17
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It will be operated by GUGI, the notorious deep sea espionage and sabotage unit of the Russian military. A group

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Slow progress, huge budget overrun for Rosatomflot’s lider-class icebreaker

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, April 22, 2024 at 14:15
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Sluggish progress and massive budget overrun have characterised the four years that have past since Rosatomflot gave go-ahead for the

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Russia signs MoU with Chinese navy

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, April 22, 2024 at 10:21
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No deal on joint Arctic navy exercises, but Russia and China agree on search and rescue cooperation on the world’s

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Men from north Russian navy towns refuse to fight, face jail for desertion

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 15:14
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By Atle Staalesen and Olesia Krivtsova Since the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, the military court in Zaozersk,

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Russia starts Friday with large-scale air attack on Ukraine, Tu-95 bombers from Murmansk active

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 29, 2024 at 10:16
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Strategic bombers from Olenya airbase strike targets across Ukraine Friday morning in yet another massive terror attack against civilians and

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Moscow plans extractive industry boom and thousands of jobs for Arctic town of Dikson

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 14:32
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A fancy document presented by a group of consultancy companies outlines billions of rubles of investments in upgraded infrastructure and

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Only 10% of Russians in Finland voted for Putin, exit poll says

Yle News
Posted: Monday, March 18, 2024 at 16:34
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Only 10 percent of Russian citizens in Finland told an online exit poll that they voted for President Vladimir Putin

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Kremlin: “simultaneous gatherings” at polling stations are “criminal offense”

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 15, 2024 at 12:11
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By Elizaveta Vereykina Moscow prosecutor’s office issued an official statement on its social media page saying they “identified” calls online

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Admiral Moiseev takes over as Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy:Izvestia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, March 11, 2024 at 10:55
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Russia’s new Navy commander has decades of experience from the north, including onboard ballistic missile submarines sailing the Barents Sea.

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As NATO forces move north for exercise, Northern Fleet sails out frigates

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 1, 2024 at 10:36
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“Planned combat training tasks,” the Northern Fleet says as the two frigates “Admiral Kasatonov” and “Admiral Gorshkov” this week left

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Putin issues warning about western troops in Ukraine, highlights nuclear threat

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 14:41
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday delivered a blunt message to the West, warning that it risks provoking a global

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“Norway is safe,” Jonas Gahr Støre reassures from border to Russia

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 10:07
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Amid mounting threats from Moscow, the Norwegian Prime Minister underlines that he sees no immediate Russian threats against Norway. At

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Navalny’s wife vows to continue his work

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 19, 2024 at 13:36
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The widow also hints that soon her team will reveal the details of Navalny’s death. Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of

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