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Arctic Norwegian mayor to attend Northern Fleet parade in Russia

24 July 2019 11 h 15 min — 25 July 2019 11 h 00 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Kirkenes, military, Northern Fleet, Norway, nuclear weapons, Russia, security, Severomorsk

“I see this as part of a neighbour policy the Norwegian government wants. We have normal relations,” says Kirkenes mayor

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Submarine fire: Russia confirms deaths but gives few details

3 July 2019 12 h 11 min 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 2019 14 h 35 min — 2 July 2019 14 h 36 min 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 navy boosting armament on northwestern bases, satellite images show

17 September 2018 10 h 49 min — 21 September 2018 15 h 39 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments defence, Kola Peninsula, military, Northern Fleet, nuclear weapons, Okolnaya Bay, Russian Navy, Severomorsk, submarines

About 50 brand new reinforced large weapons bunkers are under construction at Okolnaya Bay just north of Severomorsk, on Russia’s

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With warming Arctic, Russian navy gets larger areas to patrol

9 August 2018 10 h 50 min — 10 August 2018 15 h 30 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments defense, environment, Kola Peninsula, maritime traffic, Northern Fleet, Northern Sea Route, Severomorsk, Transportations

Eight Northern Fleet vessels sail out from the Kola Peninsula heading northeast on a long-distance Arctic voyage. The flotilla sailed

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Russia’s Northern Fleet works on increasing ties with Chinese Navy

31 July 2018 10 h 29 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments China, Chinese Navy, defence, military, military exercises, Northern Fleet, Russian Navy, Severomorsk

Last year, China and Russia had a joint naval exercise in the Baltic Sea. Now, possible practical forms of cooperation

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Russia upgrades Northern Fleet airbase

3 July 2018 11 h 36 min Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments air force, Kola Peninsula, military, military bases, Northern Fleet, Russian Navy, Severomorsk

The Severomorsk-1 is now able to handle the biggest and most heavy military transport planes, the Russian Navy says. The

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Russia’s Northern Fleet launches surprise, large-scale exercise in Barents Sea

13 June 2018 11 h 20 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, Kola Peninsula, military exercises, naval, Northern Fleet, Norway, Russian Navy, security, Severomorsk

Russian navy kicks off largest naval maneuver in 10 years in a surprise exercise aimed to counter a massive enemy

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Russia to link military installations with trans-Arctic cable

26 April 2018 13 h 13 min — 26 April 2018 13 h 19 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments cable, communications, defense, fiber-optic, Infrastructure, Internet, Kola Peninsula, military, Northern Fleet, Severomorsk, Siberia, technology, telephone

Starting in Severomorsk on the Kola Peninsula, in Northwestern Russia, the fiber-optic line will provide state-of-the art tele- and data

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Russian Deputy Prime Minister admits near-disaster involving nuclear weapons in 2011

2 March 2018 14 h 29 min — 2 March 2018 14 h 58 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments ballistic missiles, Delta-IV class submarine, Dmitry Rogozin, Ekaterinburg, environment, Kirkenes, military, Murmansk, Northern Fleet, Norway, nuclear submarines, nuclear weapons, Roslyakovo, Severomorsk, Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin spent much of his state-of-the-nation speech on Thursday talking about nuclear weapons. With a clear message

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