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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Kola Peninsula
Taken by storm, the “Aleksandr Gusev” becomes landmark wreckage on Barents Sea coast
The 30 year old ship that used to shuttle along the coast of the Kola Peninsula with fish food for
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Nuclear waste ship makes unprecedented port call at Novaya Zemlya
“I am deeply worried if Russia has started to move nuclear waste from the Kola Peninsula to the Arctic archipelago,”
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Last European entry point bans Russian cars
The entry ban starts from Tuesday October 3, the Foreign Ministry in Oslo announces in a press-release. “Norway stands together
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Russia relocates Tu-22M3 bombers to Kola Peninsula after drone attack
During Saturday, at least six Tu-22M3 aircraft have been relocated from the Soltsy-2 air base in Novgorod region to the
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Another illegal crossing, Norway considers new means at Europe’s last unbarred border with Russia
In late July, one more person walked across the northernmost frontier. Not the way you should think, but from Norway
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Putin cancels meeting with military leaders in Arctic
The president’s planned visit to Severomorsk, the Northern Fleet headquarters, was reportedly cancelled due to “bad weather.” Vladimir Putin’s visit
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Northern Fleet will not send nuclear sub to main Navy parade
Amid Baltic Sea NATO expansion and growing east-west mistrust, Russia has decided not to sail a nuclear-powered submarine from the
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Russia kicks off strategic aviation exercise over the Barents Sea ahead of next week’s NATO Summit
A large area from the eastern Barents Sea to the Ural Mountains is now closed off for civilian aviation as
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Novatek mulls 1,300 km pipeline to LNG plant in Murmansk
The natural gas company intends to build a major natural gas plant in the Kola Peninsula that will be connected
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NATO will make us stronger, says Nordic defense chiefs
“I am not worried at all about the security of Scandinavia because we have a strong defense,” Finland’s Chief of
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On Norway’s Arctic border with Russia, saving refugee lives in extreme cold bigger worry than military invasion
Frontier guard Lars Erik Gausen is well aware that Russian soldiers are training warfare a few kilometers east of the
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Murmansk to expand lithium mining, eyes battery production
Two mines with major reserves of the valuable metal are ready to be developed in the Kola Peninsula. According to
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Kola Peninsula sees drop in mining
Industrial output, measured in volume, decreased by 4,1 percent from 2021 to 2022, according to data by Murmanskstat, the regional branch
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Murmansk gets two new rescue helicopters for Arctic
Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations deploys two brand new Mi-8 helicopters to its Arctic rescue center on the Kola Peninsula.
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