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Russian secret sub to be repaired and put back in service

4 July 20195 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments disasters, everomorsk, Northern Fleet, nuclear, Russian Navy, submarines

The fire started in the battery compartment, but did not affect the reactor, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu reports to Vladimir

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Submarine fire: Russia confirms deaths but gives few details

3 July 20193 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments disasters, Northern Fleet, Russian Navy, Severomorsk, submarines

Sergey Shoigu arrives in Severomorsk in northwest Russia, meets with representatives of the Northern Fleet. In his meeting today with

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Fire kills 14 sailors onboard Russian secret sub

2 July 20192 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments disasters, Northern Fleet, nuclear, Russian Navy, Severomorsk, submarines

The Losharik started burning during underwater research activities in Russian territorial waters. “On 1st July a fire started onboard an

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Russian troops hone landing skills near Norwegian border

11 June 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments defence, Kola Peninsula, military, military exercises, Northern Fleet

A big landing ship sails into the Pechenga Bay to pick up marine infantry from nearby garrisons. The exercise started

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Russia’s Northern Fleet holds exercise in Barents Sea

30 May 201930 May 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, military, military exercises, navy, Northern Fleet, Russian Navy

Over 15 surface vessels, several submarines and support ships, as well as aircraft and helicopters, take part in the Northern

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Russia to replace sunken floating dock in Murmansk

28 May 201928 May 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments admiral kuznetsov, defence, military, Murmansk, Northern Fleet, Roslyakovo, Russian Navy

The new drydock will replace the floating dry dock that last year sunk into the Arctic waters of the Kola

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Russian navy holds live-fire exercise in Norwegian Sea for second time in a month

17 May 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments defence, military, navy, Northern Fleet, Norwegian Sea

Northern Fleet warship Severomorsk tested its weapons systems outside the coast of northern Norway. The Russian navy is expanding its

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Quick progress on Russian upgrades to High Arctic airbase

7 May 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments air force, defence, military, military bases, Nagurskoye air base, Northern Fleet

The runway in Russia’s Arctic military base of Nagurskoye will strengthen Russia’s control over Arctic air space. It is located

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Russian Navy building new supply depot for Arctic operations

3 May 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic Forum, Arkhangelsk, defence, military, Northern Fleet, Russian Navy

A military logistics center in Arkhangelsk is to handle millions of tons of goods destined troops and bases across the

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Russia says it held naval drill near Norwegian waters

12 April 201912 April 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, defence, miilitary exercises, military, Northern Fleet, Norwegian Sea

The Northern Fleet’s press service says the largest missile cruisers, long-range bombers, anti-submarine aircraft, helicopters and fighter jets took part

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Russian military to get fast, secure internet through trans-Arctic cable

14 March 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments defence, fibre optics, Internet, military, military bases, Northern Fleet, technology

A several thousand-kilometer-long fiber optic cable is to be laid along the Russian Arctic coast as part of the Armed

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Izvestia: What awaits foreign military vessels on Northern Sea Route

7 March 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments military, Northern Fleet, Northern Sea Route, Russia, shipping, ships, vessels

The Russian government has elaborated a set of rules for foreign naval vessels’ sailing on the Northern Sea Route, Izvestia

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Russian navy does submarine hunt training in Norwegian Sea

4 March 20194 March 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic, Bergen, military, Northern Fleet, Norway

Russia’s Northern Fleet reports on Sunday that the group of three navy vessels from Severomorsk on the Kola Peninsula successfully

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Norway wary of China’s growing presence in Arctic Russia

11 February 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments admiral kuznetsov, China, defence, military, navy, Northern Fleet

Chief of Norway’s military intelligence service, Lieutenant General Morten Haga Lunde, highlighted Chinese, Russian Arctic cooperation in his annual focus