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 moreBy Atle Staalesen and Olesia Krivtsova Since the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, the military court in Zaozersk,
Read moreBy Elizaveta Vereykina, The Independent Barents Observer This is a way of paying for the construction of the pipeline in
Read moreThe population of the far northern Russian border municipality once counted almost 60,000. By January 2024, the number had dropped
Read moreIt has been increasingly evident over the past two years; Moscow’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine and its subsequent
Read moreRussia’s Novatek is being forced to scale back its huge Arctic LNG 2 project after Western sanctions curbed its access
Read moreStrategic bombers from Olenya airbase strike targets across Ukraine Friday morning in yet another massive terror attack against civilians and
Read moreThe ruler in Minsk intends to make the north Russian ports of Murmansk and Arkhangelsk a part of his union
Read moreThe Pugnax and Audax are making it through the thick sea-ice of the Northern Sea Route on their way from
Read moreRussia, especially its “depressed” regions, is suffering from a labor shortage. The decline in the workforce is evidenced by both
Read moreThe fire brigade in Murmansk quickly extinguished the blaze that broke out on the 24th of December in a cabin
Read moreIt is a historical moment for Murmansk, regional governor Andrei Chibis underlined as Vladimir Putin declared the new infrastructure object
Read moreDespite hundreds of migrants queuing up in the Murmansk region with a strong will to make it to Europe, Norwegian
Read moreThe 1,300 km long pipeline will provide natural gas to households in Murmansk and Karelia and supply a new LNG
Read more“I am deeply worried if Russia has started to move nuclear waste from the Kola Peninsula to the Arctic archipelago,”
Read moreVladimir Putin summons key energy industry representatives to a meeting on the construction of a 1,300 km long gas pipeline
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