In unprecedented Arctic operation, Russia sends convoy of oil tankers to 81.5°N
Tankers loaded with up to one million tonnes of oil made history when they sailed north of Severnaya Zemlya en
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Severnaya Zemlya
Russia opens new airfield in remote Arctic archipelago Severnaya Zemlya
It is built to handle “any heavy cargo aircraft” and will serve primarily Arctic researchers and their drifting North Pole
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As Russia launches war games, Northern Fleet troops advance in the High Arctic
Troops from the Northern Fleet boast Russia’s reenforced presence in the High Arctic as they stage major military drills on
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Record heatwave in the Arctic
The people of Pevek, the small town on Russia’s east Arctic coast, could scent a smell of spring as they
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