Russian warships drill attack on Arctic archipelago
A flotilla from Russia’s Northern Fleet has engaged in an exercise that included the simulated conquest of the remote New
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Northern Fleet ships set course for the Northern Sea Route
Over the coming months, warships and support vessels will carry out long-distance voyages in the Arctic Ocean. Four vessels from
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Russia’s Northern Fleet celebrates Navy Day against backdrop of drone threats
In Severomorsk, the headquarters of the Northern Fleet, the 330th anniversary of the Russian Navy was celebrated without a naval
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Heating outage in minus thirty degrees stirs an uproar in Navy hub Severomorsk
By Denis Zagore Frosty weather in January 2026 exposed the vulnerability of the utility system in Severomorsk, the headquarters city of
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Russia’s nears completion of new Arctic missile carrier
The Northern Fleet will with the new submarine significantly strengthen its role in Russia’s naval nuclear deterrence. The Knyaz Pozharsky carries up
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Former energy minister charged for broken heating in naval infantry base Sputnik
Aleksandr Kobytev was minister of energy and housing in Murmansk before he took over the lead of a regional utility
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Russian cruiser fires artillery few kilometres from border to Norway
The 186 meter long warship Marshal Ustinov is shooting artillery on targets at the Rybachii Peninsula as part of an ongoing exercise.
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Frigate in Barents Sea is manned by sailors with battle experience from Ukraine
Servicemen on board the Admiral Kasatonov successfully applied their war experiences during a recent exercise in the Barents Sea, the Northern Fleet
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Northern Fleet faces wide gap between ambitions and resources, intel report
The combat power of the Russian Navy is under pressure and forces the Northern Fleet to chose between solving missions
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Northern Fleet gives priority to faraway voyages
A key part of combat training for the Russian navy’s new frigates in 2025 will be long-distance sailings. In Severomorsk,
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Russian Warships from Northern Fleet Showcase Support for Syria’s Bashar al-Assad
Two frigates that normally are based in the far northern Kola Peninsula this week fired hypersonic Tsirkon missiles in the
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Sea-ice caused trouble for Russian warships
Russia is developing a fleet of naval icebreakers. But none of them took part in the Northern Fleet’s expedition that
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New frigate Admiral Golovko sets out from Severomorsk on ‘world tour’
It is the first long-range voyage of the naval vessel that was handed over to the Northern Fleet one year
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Newest frigate trained anti-aircraft, anti-drone shootings
A target missile was launched from the Rybachy Peninsula on the east side of the Varanger fjord which forms the
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Small Norwegian fishing boat confronted Russian warship during live-shooting exercise
Shootings or no shootings, the fishermen wanted to secure the catch and confronted the Northern Fleet’s large destroyer Admiral Levchenko
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