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Kola Peninsula

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Arctic Russian airbase “undoubtedly” on radar of Ukrainian armed forces: expert

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 13:16
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The Olenya airbase is undoubtedly on the radar of Ukrainian armed forces, says an expert after a wave of bombers

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* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 General Russia 

Taken by storm, the “Aleksandr Gusev” becomes landmark wreckage on Barents Sea coast

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 11:43
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The 30 year old ship that used to shuttle along the coast of the Kola Peninsula with fish food for

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Environment Environment (Russia) Featured • Zone 1 

Nuclear waste ship makes unprecedented port call at Novaya Zemlya

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, September 29, 2023 at 13:35
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“I am deeply worried if Russia has started to move nuclear waste from the Kola Peninsula to the Arctic archipelago,”

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News Politics Politics (Norway) 

Last European entry point bans Russian cars

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, September 29, 2023 at 10:38
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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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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia relocates Tu-22M3 bombers to Kola Peninsula after drone attack

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 21, 2023 at 10:38
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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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Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) News Politics Politics (Norway) 

Another illegal crossing, Norway considers new means at Europe’s last unbarred border with Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 11:08
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In late July, one more person walked across the northernmost frontier. Not the way you should think, but from Norway

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Putin cancels meeting with military leaders in Arctic

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, July 24, 2023 at 14:07
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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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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Northern Fleet will not send nuclear sub to main Navy parade

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, July 14, 2023 at 09:04
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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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Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) Politics Politics (Russia) 

Russia kicks off strategic aviation exercise over the Barents Sea ahead of next week’s NATO Summit

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at 16:56
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 11:00
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The natural gas company intends to build a major natural gas plant in the Kola Peninsula that will be connected

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Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Finland) Geopolitics (Norway) Geopolitics (Sweden) Politics 

NATO will make us stronger, says Nordic defense chiefs

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 3, 2023 at 09:49
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“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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Featured • Zone 3 Politics Politics (Norway) 

On Norway’s Arctic border with Russia, saving refugee lives in extreme cold bigger worry than military invasion

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, February 24, 2023 at 14:24 — Last Updated: Friday, February 24, 2023 at 14:33
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Frontier guard Lars Erik Gausen is well aware that Russian soldiers are training warfare a few kilometers east of the

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Business Business (Russia) News 

Murmansk to expand lithium mining, eyes battery production

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, February 10, 2023 at 11:02
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Two mines with major reserves of the valuable metal are ready to be developed in the Kola Peninsula. According to

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Business Business (Russia) 

Kola Peninsula sees drop in mining

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 12:22
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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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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Murmansk gets two new rescue helicopters for Arctic

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 12:20
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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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