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Landing ship Yamal critically damaged in missile attack — Ukrainian Armed Forces

The ship operating under the stewardship of the Yamal-Nenets region is one of three vessels reportedly hit in this weekend's massive Ukrainian attack on occupied naval base Sevastopol. A significant number of sailors from the far northern Russian region has served on the vessel.
March 25, 2024

U.S. 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 the Norwegian- and Barents Seas in the direction of Russia's Kola Peninsula on Sunday.
March 24, 2024

Bombers from Kola led wave of attacks on Ukraine, NATO airspace in Poland violated by missile

At least four Tu-95MS strategic bombers from Olenya Air Base south of Murmansk took part in a new massive wave of air strikes against Ukraine Sunday morning. One Russian cruise missile entered the air space of Poland.
March 24, 2024

In Northern Fleet's latest training scenario, naval base Severomorsk is attacked by enemy drones

In an exercise held in the Northern Fleet headquarter city this week, military engineers, medics and representatives of radiation, chemical and biological protection forces were drilled in coping with consequences of a drone attack.
March 19, 2024

New head commander of Northern Fleet is master of Arctic underwater warfare

Konstantin Kabantsov is likely to take over the top post in Russia's most powerful naval force, the Northern Fleet.
March 15, 2024

TASS: super-secret nuclear submarine Losharik soon back in service

The notorious special purpose sub that was badly damaged in a fire in 2019 will start sea trials in June-July this year, a source connected with the Russian shipbuilding industry says to the state news agency.
March 14, 2024

Oslo ups defence spending to 2 % of GDP

"The situation out there and the needs here home makes it necessary to now strengthen our Armed Forces," says PM Jonas Gahr Støre. The country's defence spending will reach two percent of GDP in 2024, two years ahead of original schedule.
March 14, 2024

Alaskan soldiers will fly across North Pole and jump over northern Norway

They call themselves America’s Arctic Angels, the parachuting soldiers with the U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division. Next week, the ultimate transpolar exercise kicks-off.
March 12, 2024

War losses mount for small Kola towns

The settlement of Zelenoborsky has lost six of its men in the war against Ukraine. One of the killed soldiers was only 19 years old.
March 11, 2024

Izvestia: Admiral Moiseev takes over as Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy

Russia's new Navy commander has decades of experience from the north, including onboard ballistic missile submarines sailing the Barents Sea.
March 10, 2024

Swedish forces exercise in northern Norway as the country officially joins NATO

March 7 became historic as all Nordic countries now are members of the North Atlantic Alliance. It happens simultaneously as thousands of Finnish and Swedish soldiers cross the border to Norway's Finnmark region for NATO's largest Arctic exercise so far north ever.
March 07, 2024

Russia keeps close eyes on Nordic Response as NATO expands in the north

A pair of Tu-142 maritime surveillance planes follows NATO maneuvers in the Norwegian Sea, while the Northern Fleet has several warships in the Barents Sea. Russian media and commentators perceive Nordic Response exercise as “offensive” and “provocative”.
March 06, 2024

Yars nuclear-missile test from Plesetsk

The launch was expected and comes less than a day after Putin bragged about Russia’s nuclear weapons capabilities in his annual state of the nation speech.
March 01, 2024

Northern Fleet sails out two frigates, one landing ship as NATO forces move north for exercise

“Planned combat training tasks,” the Northern Fleet says as the two frigates “Admiral Kasatonov” and “Admiral Gorshkov” this week left Severomorsk.
March 01, 2024

Russian caught for taking photos of military object in northern Norway

The Russian citizen was fined and expelled from Norway, the police in Finnmark inform.
February 26, 2024

Putins signs northwestern regions into Leningrad military district

Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree reestablishing the Soviet-era Moscow and Leningrad military districts which means an end to the Northern Fleet as a military district. The changes are valid from March 1st.
February 26, 2024

Russian jamming is now messing up GPS signals for Norwegian aviation practically every day

Pilots flying the Finnmark region see a sharp spike in disturbances of navigation caused by Russian electronic warfare units located on the Kola Peninsula.
February 26, 2024

The Barents Observer called Nikolai Patrushev and asked him about Navalny. "He sounded a bit anxious," journalist Olesia Krivtsova says

"Hello, this is Olesia Krivtsova from the Barents Observer calling. Can you comment on why they do not release the body of Navalny to his mother?" the reporter asked Russia's top national security chief.
February 24, 2024

U.S. bombers deploy to Kallax as NATO prepares for Swedish flag raising ceremony

The parliament in Hungary will vote on ratification of Swedish NATO membership on Monday. Formal flag raising for the North Atlantic Alliance’s 32nd member will take place outside the Headquarters in Brussels within a week or two.
February 23, 2024

"Norway is safe," Jonas Gahr Støre reassures from border to Russia

Amid mounting threats from Moscow, the Norwegian Prime Minister underlines that he sees no immediate Russian threats against Norway. At the same time, he announces new and historic investments in national defense.
February 22, 2024

New commander of Russia's 'Kirkenes Brigade' says his marines are fighting NATO

Roman Fyodorov headed the 200th Motorised Rifle Brigade in Pechenga before he recently took over the command of the nearby 61st Naval Infantry Brigade in Sputnik. In late 2023, he was awarded the order Hero of Russia for his participation of the onslaught on Ukraine.
February 15, 2024

Murmansk-based bombers launched large-scale missile attack against Ukraine

A fleet of Tu-95MS strategic bombers had take-off from Olenya Air Base on the Kola Peninsula shortly after midnight. A few hours later, cruise missiles started to cross the skies in Ukraine.
February 15, 2024

British aircraft carrier sets sail for exercise inside Arctic Circle

Armed with F-35, Merlin and Wildcat helicopters, the carrier will take a lead role in Norway’s large-scale allied winter exercise Nordic Response.
February 13, 2024

Russian bombers outside Finnmark ahead of exercise Nordic Response

Two Tu-95 strategic bombers escorted by Su-35 fighter jets flew west in the Barents Sea over international air space Monday.
February 12, 2024

"This is a watershed moment." Norwegian intelligence warns about mounting Russian threats

Norway has not faced such serious threats against its national security in several decades, the country's three main intelligence authorities warn in new reports. Among the key targets of malevolent foreign forces is Norwegian underwater infrastructure.
February 12, 2024

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