New commander of Russia’s ‘Kirkenes Brigade’ says his marines are fighting NATO
Roman Fyodorov headed the 200th Motorised Rifle Brigade in Pechenga before he recently took over the command of the nearby
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Politics (Russia)
Russia commissions new ultra-silent submarine
The diesel-engined Kronstadt is designed for destruction of enemy ships and infrastructure, and is likely to serve in the Northern
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Lukashenko wants access to Russian Arctic seaports
The ruler in Minsk intends to make the north Russian ports of Murmansk and Arkhangelsk a part of his union
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Will Russia revive infamous SMERSH counter-intelligence in Kola Peninsula?
The structure established by Josef Stalin to fight “anti-Soviet elements” is today praised by the security agencies in the heavily
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Brain drain hammering Russia, more than 2,500 scientists have already left
By Elizaveta Vereykina, The Independent Barents Observer At least 2,500 scientists have left Russia since February 24, 2022, the online publication Novaya
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New nuclear icebreaker will be named “Leningrad”
Keel laying ceremony takes place at the Baltic Shipyard on January 26, the anniversary day of the end of the
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Russia’s Foreign Ministry university MGIMO signs deal on Svalbard
The university that teaches Russia’s diplomats enters into cooperation with Trust Arktikugol, the Russian state company operating on the Norwegian
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2023 saw more Russian strategic bombers outside Norway
They are Moscow’s most busy cruise missile platforms in the war of aggression against Ukraine, but the Tu-95 and Tu-160
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Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman blames Finland, West for border issues
The Kremlin official claimed it is possible that the “collective West” is urging migrants to leave Russia for Finland. Russian
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Arctic Russian airbase “undoubtedly” on radar of Ukrainian armed forces: expert
The Olenya airbase is undoubtedly on the radar of Ukrainian armed forces, says an expert after a wave of bombers
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Bailiffs recruit debtors for war in Ukraine
By Georgii Chentemirov In Karelia, a bailiff sent a notice to a local resident, strongly recommending that he go to
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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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Russia’s Navalny describes harsh reality at ‘Polar Wolf’ Arctic prison
Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Tuesday confirmed his arrival at what he described as a snow-swept prison above
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Russia’s Navalny tracked down to ‘Polar Wolf’ prison in the Arctic
Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been tracked down to a penal colony north of the Arctic Circle, his
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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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