Murmansk steps up protection against drone attacks
After several attacks by Ukrainian drones, the north Russian region now installs anti-drone nets over boiler houses and other key
Read more
Murmansk
1,5 year behind bars for attempted illegal border crossing to Norway
By Atle Staalesen, Denis Zagore According to the district prosecutor in Pechenga, Murmansk region, two men in spring this year tried to
Read more
Murmansk-population falls another 2,900 people
There are no 653,600 inhabitants in the region, down 2,900 from January 1. A few hundred people less each month
Read more
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
Read more
Under the flag of Gabon tankers sail sanctioned Russian oil through Arctic ice
The Sai Baba is sailing the Northern Sea Route from Murmansk to China and is part of a major Africa-registered
Read more
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
Read more
September heat record for Murmansk
The hotter-than-normal summer in Russia’s northwest corner is continued into September with temperatures never seen before on record for the
Read more
Chinese icebreaker makes port call in Murmansk
By Liam Baker, Paul Tukker · The Russian Arctic region actively seeks to strengthen ties with Beijing. This week, a Chinese icebreaker
Read more
Oil spills detected in Murmansk region
By Elizaveta Vereykina A large oil spill was detected in the Pervomaysky district of Murmansk city – the capital of
Read more
New militant youth organisation opens center in Murmansk
The VOIN (“Soldier”) training center will prepare Russian teenagers for service in the Armed Forces. Regional government ministers and representatives
Read more
Military investigators conduct raids in Murmansk region to enlist young men
Military investigators are conducting raids at public places, dormitories and abandoned facilities in Murmansk region with the aim to find
Read more
Murmansk governor and Belarus businessman to build seaport terminal on Kola Bay
The major Belarus seaport terminal projected built on the shores of the Kola Bay might be among Minsk’s biggest ever
Read more
Men from north Russian navy towns refuse to fight, face jail for desertion
By Atle Staalesen and Olesia Krivtsova Since the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, the military court in Zaozersk,
Read more
Novatek could get a discount for pumping gas in Russia’s Far North
By Elizaveta Vereykina, The Independent Barents Observer This is a way of paying for the construction of the pipeline in
Read more
New low for the people of Pechenga
The population of the far northern Russian border municipality once counted almost 60,000. By January 2024, the number had dropped
Read more