Submariners from Russia’s Northern Fleet fight and fall in Ukraine
A significant number of sailors from the naval base towns in the Kola Peninsula are killed in Russia’s war of
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Defence chief: Finland may permanently host Nato troops
Finland does not face an immediate military threat, according to General Janne Jaakkola, Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF). He
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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
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Norway “will not close the door.” Continues visa-free agreement with Russian military stronghold
State Secretary Eivind Vad Petersson with the Foreign Ministry in Oslo does not want to exclude that better relations with
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Sanctions are about to wreck Moscow’s grand Arctic projects
It has been increasingly evident over the past two years; Moscow’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine and its subsequent
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Russia’s Novatek may scale back Arctic LNG 2, focus on Murmansk
Russia’s Novatek is being forced to scale back its huge Arctic LNG 2 project after Western sanctions curbed its access
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Finland’s eastern border to remain shut indefinitely, including boat harbours
As expected, the Finnish government on Thursday decided to extend the closure of the border with Russia. In the past,
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Norway establishes Arctic base for long-range drones
The Nordic country is buying big drones that are to enhance its ability to control maritime interests areas in the
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Russia starts Friday with large-scale air attack on Ukraine, Tu-95 bombers from Murmansk active
Strategic bombers from Olenya airbase strike targets across Ukraine Friday morning in yet another massive terror attack against civilians and
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Moscow plans extractive industry boom and thousands of jobs for Arctic town of Dikson
A fancy document presented by a group of consultancy companies outlines billions of rubles of investments in upgraded infrastructure and
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U.S. strategic bombers fly second Barents Sea mission this week
A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet was scrambled from the Kola Peninsula to identify the pair of U.S. Air Force B-1B
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US Air Force B-1B bombers on Barents Sea mission met by Russian fighter jet
A pair of US Air Force B-1B strategic bombers supported by tanker planes flew over Norway and international airspace in
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Norwegian border town finally scraps cooperation agreement with Russian neighbor
Wednesday, the municipal council of Sør-Varanger, where Kirkenes is the town center, ended its friendship agreement with next-door Pechenga Rayon.
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Sweden foreign minister: Russian confrontation needs to be addressed
The government on Wednesday presented a supplementary Statement of Foreign Policy following Sweden’s accession to NATO on March 7. Foreign
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Russian Northern fleet is training for a drone attack on Severomorsk naval base
In an exercise held in the Northern Fleet headquarters city this week, military engineers, medics and representatives of radiation, chemical
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