Mobilized Russian reservists get combat training along border to NATO
Ahead of deployment in Ukraine, mobilized men are sent to training facilities in Pechenga, the Russian border region to Norway.
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Norway boosts defense spendings with priority up north
“We are strengthening facilities for the reception of, and training with, allied forces in northern Norway,” says Defense Minister Bjørn
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Northern Fleet sabotage-reconnaissance group eliminated, claims Ukraine Intelligence
It is the Defense Intelligence Agency of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense that posted the information via its Telegram channel on Monday. The
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Training sees 40 new Russian tanks rumble along the border to Norway
The potent Russian forces deployed in the Pechenga region have brought their full force of new Arctic T-80BVM tanks to
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Ten percent of population on Russia’s Kola Peninsula has been infected with COVID-19
Murmansk region on Monday reached the mark of 70,000 cases as the number of new infections remains high. 143 new
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Would closing a nickel plant spell doom for the town of Nikel, Arctic Russia?
The toxic smoke that for decades has embraced the borderlands between Russia and Norway might soon vanish. It will help
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Russian miners dig deeper into vast Kola nickel reserve
The resources of the Zhdanovskoye field remain huge in Northwestern Russia, but mining company Kola MMC needs to go increasingly
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Russia: Tougher measures against extremism and terrorism needed on Norway and Finland borders
Inspectors from the regional Prosecutor’s Office conclude that local authorities in Pechenga must take tougher measures against extremism and terrorism.
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Putin signs law easing cross-border cooperation with Norway and Finland
Russian border municipalities, like Pechenga on the Kola Peninsula, can now conclude agreements with Norway and Finland. If Moscow agrees.
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Russia: Murmansk takes measures to protect borderland peninsula
Coastal areas between Russia and Norway will be included in a new natural park, aimed at protecting local nature and
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