Massive explosions near Severomorsk
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There is no information made public that can tell what exploded inside the military boundaries south of the headquarters of Russia's Northern Fleet.
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People are freezing in Putin's Arctic navy towns
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While husbands are killing and being killed in Ukraine, the wives and families are left in ice-cold apartments in the Russian North. In the military towns of Pechenga and Sputnik, indoor housing temperatures this week dropped to 11°C.
on Tue, 9PM
Northern Fleet kicks off “special military exercise”
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Norwegian expert on Russia’s military maneuvers in the north says the ongoing exercise has a primary focus on multi-domain bastion defense to protect the strategic important ballistic missile submarines.
on Sep 5
Scandal in Russian military town Pechenga as new school is decorated with picture of US fighter jets
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It stirred a public outcry when it became known that the new school in Pechenga had a wall decorated with pictures of F-16s. It did not take long before the American aircraft were removed. And replaced.
on Sun, 1AM
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Tatyana Savinkina from Petrozavodsk, Karelia, was accused of putting up anti-war leaflets in her entrance hall and got a 200,000 rubles fine for 'discrediting' the Russian Army. The woman that used to work in the Ministry of Internal Affairs with the rehabilitation of victims of Soviet terror is...
on Dec 6
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Удаление отработанных элементов ядерного топлива из реакторов подводных лодок класса «Альфа» в Гремихе стало одной из самых сложных операций в ядерной очистке России после последней холодной войны.
on Dec 5
Norway establishes NATO amphibious warfare center in Sørreisa
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The training facility in northern Norway will have the capacity to house several hundred NATO soldiers, Norwegian Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram says.
on Nov 29
Norway's self-imposed military restrictions are out-dated, professor argues
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With Russia's expansionist war a new security landscape has emerged also in the north, argues professor Njord Wegge. NATO's new members Finland and Sweden have, unlike Norway, no restrictions for allied operations.
on Nov 28
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The Netherlands is the most important trading post for Russian fish. But controls on illegal fishing are shockingly inadequate. The Netherlands thus facilitates a multibillion-dollar business for Russia, and indirectly boosts Putin's war chest. Meanwhile, cod stocks in the Barents Sea are...
on Nov 28
Suspicious sailing by Russian ships near Norwegian gas hub
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While a Russian reefer previously suspected of espionage requested emergency assistance off the coast of the Nyhamna gas processing and exporting facility, a Chinese special cargo vessel criss-crossed the same waters.
on Nov 28
Как Скандинавия готовится к кризисам: брошюры для выживания и антикризисные гиды
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Скандинавские страны усиливают меры по подготовке населения к возможным кризисам. В Норвегии, Швеции и Финляндии жители получили брошюры с рекомендациями, как действовать в чрезвычайных ситуациях — от перебоев с электричеством до войны. Barents Observer поговорил с главой гражданской обороны в Киркенесе
on Nov 23
В Госдуму РФ внесён законопроект о денонсации соглашения по ядерной охране окружающей среды
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Сегодня Правительство России внесло в Государственную Думу законопроект о денонсации Российской Федерацией Рамочного соглашения о многосторонней ядерно-экологической программе. Благодаря ему Россия получала от Норвегии, ЕС и США деньги и оборудование для решения проблем с отработавшим ядерным...
on Nov 23
Norwegian police makes arrest in Russia-related espionage
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A man in his 20s is arrested by the Police Security Service (PST) in Oslo accused of espionage. He has at least two times in recent months been to Kirkenes, participating in a study program with the UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
on Nov 21
'Look at this! It's the end of November, but it's 0°C in the Urals'
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Russia's main meteorological service reports about unusually high temperatures across the country.
on Nov 21
Норвежские рыбаки поймали в сеть американскую атомную подводную лодку
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Молодые люди отправились ловить рыбу палтус, но вместо этого поймали подводную лодку с крылатыми ракетами.
on Nov 19
'We see a radical change in the marine ecosystem'
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Few know better than Jørgen Berge how climate changes are impacting the marine life around Svalbard. He is clear: The Atlantification of the Arctic Ocean is underway.
on Nov 18
Almost all Tu-95MS bombers from Olenya took part in Sunday morning attack on Ukraine
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Nine or ten strategic bombers from Olenya airbase in Murmansk region participated in the massive strike on multiple regions in Ukraine overnight on November 17.
on Nov 18
Western sanctions hinder modernisation of Russia’s largest warship
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Modernisation of the nuclear-powered battle cruiser Admiral Nakhimov is far behind schedule as Russia itself need to produce auxiliary systems.
on Nov 17
Norwegian fishermen snagged U.S. nuclear-powered submarine
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The young men were sailing for halibut, but instead got a cruise-missile attack submarine.
on Nov 15
Drones, not tanks, on Russia's training ranges along NATO border
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The Northern Fleet keenly shows off how its servicemen fly drones on training grounds near Norway and Finland. But there has hardly been a tank or an armoured vehicle on display in the far northern local brigades since the start of the full-scale war.
on Nov 12
Sweden beefs up defence forces in the North
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'An armed attack against Sweden or our allies can not be excluded,' the Government in Stockholm underlines. The new NATO member now boosts spending on armament, preparedness and manpower, including two new mechanised brigades for subarctic warfare.
on Oct 30
Melting Arctic sea-ice could have dramatic effect on ocean circulation
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It has been a record warm summer here at 80 degrees, north of Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean. Enhanced melting of sea-ice can significantly change ocean circulation, causing lower temperatures across northern Europe, a new study warns.
on Oct 29
Consul General Konygin closes doors in Kirkenes after dialogue with Oslo
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Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms the situation, but says it is not a question of expelling diplomats.
on Oct 17
More than 190,000 Russian schoolteachers quit their job last year
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Russian schools are increasingly an arena for propaganda and militarisation. A rapidly growing number of teachers have had enough.
on Oct 10
A high school in Arkhangelsk has started production of grenade components
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Teachers and school kids in Gymnasium No 24 in the north Russian city of Arkhangelsk are using the school 3D machines to produce thousands of fins for grenades. All of it is sent to the front in Ukraine.
on Oct 4
Small Norwegian fishing boat confronted Russian warship during live-shooting exercise
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Shootings or not, the fishermen wanted to secure their catch and confronted the Northern Fleet's large destroyer Admiral Levchenko in the maritime border area north of the Varanger Peninsula.
on Oct 3
Under flag of Gabon, tankers sail sanctioned Russian oil through Arctic ice
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The Sai Baba is sailing the Northern Sea Route from Murmansk to China and is part of a major Africa-registered shadow fleet that now operates in Russian Arctic waters. Several more tankers are following in its wake.
on Sep 29
Lawmakers green light governors’ establishment of regional militias
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Veterans from the war against Ukraine could get a special role in the armed structures established by Russian regions to protect against “extraordinary situations.”
on Sep 27
Сбежавшему в Норвегию от мобилизации россиянину отказали в политическом убежище
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Павел Суетин из Североморска уже два года живет в Киркенесе. Он утверждает, что военкомат продолжает его разыскивать. Однако норвежское миграционное ведомство считает, что мобилизация в России не проводится, и ссылается на слова Путина.
on Sep 27
Small Norwegian fishing boat confronted Russian warship during live-shooting exercise
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Shootings or not, the fishermen wanted to secure their catch and confronted the Northern Fleet's large destroyer Admiral Levchenko in the maritime border area north of the Varanger Peninsula.
on Sep 23
Landmark Nordic declaration includes plan for new icebreaker
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"The building of an icebreaker will geopolitically strengthening our presence in the region," the governments of Sweden and Finland write in their joint declaration for extended cooperation.
on Sep 22
Traces of radioactive Cesium-137 measured along Norway’s border with Russia
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The radioactivity was measured in filters at Viksjøfjell and Svanhovd in the second week of September, but the origin is still unknown.
on Sep 17
Military experts suspect sabotage at Andøya
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A cable that was connected to a jammer at the North Norwegian island has been cut and destroyed.
on Sep 13
"We are all afraid," woman in Olenegorsk says as Ukrainian drones attack local airbase
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Locals in the north Russian town that has sent dozens of deadly bombing raids over Ukrainian towns and civilian infrastructure now themselves feel a sense of terror.
on Sep 12
Ukrainian drones are on the way. Murmansk again closes airspace
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For the second day in a row, aviation authorities in the north Russian region redirect all civilian flights as Ukrainian attack drones are reported to be in the air.
on Sep 12
Governor: Murmansk is under drone attack
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"An attack by enemy drones is taking place in our region," Andrei Chibis says in a statement.
on Sep 11
Neo-Nazi mercenaries to help FSB guard border with Finland
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The terrifying Russian far-right and neo-Nazi paramilitary ‘Rusich Group’ claims it has entered an official agreement with FSB Border Service to conduct intelligence activities and strengthen the border with Finland.
on Sep 10
Bullet hole found on ‘Whaledimir’
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A bullet hole is found on ‘Whaledimir’ - the Russian-origin Beluga whale that last weekend was found dead in the waters outside Stavanger in Norway.
on Sep 4
Russian lawmaker wants prison for terrorists at Svalbard
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Member of Parliament Ivan Sukharev proposes to build a high-security jail in the Norwegian archipelago.
on Sep 3
Cargo of ammonium nitrate got port of refuge next to University Hospital of North Norway
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The vessel came from Russia’s northern port of Kandalaksha and carries 20,000 tons of the hazardous material ammonium nitrate known from many explosions in the past, including the disastrous 2020-Beirut blast.
on Sep 3
World's biggest submarine methane hotspot is found off Barents Sea coast
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In the central parts of the Barents Sea, near the Norwegian-Russian maritime border, researchers find an area with massive methane seepage from the sea floor.
on Sep 2
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The Beluga whale escaped from a Russian navy base on the Kola Peninsula in 2019 and has since enjoyed freedom along the coast of Norway.
on Aug 31
Finland in talks to host NATO Troops in Lapland to strengthen northern defense
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Finland is negotiating with several Nato countries about sending troops to Finland. Foreign Nato forces may be deployed in Finland even if the country does not face an actual military threat, Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen (NCP) told Yle.
on Aug 26
Satellite images reveal worrying scale of Svalbard glaciers loss
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During this summer, the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard has been melting five times faster than normal. "Svalbard is a hotspot for Arctic warming", experts warn.
on Aug 24
Someone cut a key communications cable to Norwegian Air Force base
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It was an intentional and calculated action, the Norwegian Police says about the damage to the cable that belongs to the Evenes Air Station in Northern Norway.
on Aug 23
People in Murmansk are starting to ask about bomb shelters
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The Ukrainian drone attacks on the Kola Peninsula spark fear among Russian northerners.
on Aug 23
As Ukraine advances in Kursk, families of north Russian conscripts cry mercy
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"Don't kill our kids," the mother of a young soldier pleads as Russian conscripts are reported killed and taken prisoner in the region of Kursk.
on Aug 16
Young FSB border guards in Alakurtti could soon be sent to war
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Many of the conscript soldiers that this week swore oath to the FSB Border Guard Service will have to prepare for deployment on the front.
on Aug 14
Warming climate changing CO2 balance in northern ecosystems
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A recent study has found that climate change is significantly altering how northern ecosystems manage carbon dioxide (CO2) in permafrost and non-permafrost areas, something the researchers say could have major implications for the global carbon balance.
on Aug 13
Longyearbyen sees first time ever above 20°C in August
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Temperature records continue to fall across the Arctic. Svalbard airport Longyearbyen measured 20,3°C on Sunday.
on Aug 12