Georgii Chentemirov

Arkhangelsk student Olesya Krivtsova cut her electronic tracking bracelet and left Russia

A court ruling in January placed Olesya Krivtsova (20) under house arrest awaiting a trial that could give her 10 years in jail for sharing an anti-war post on social media.
March 16, 2023

Wagner Group opens recruitment center in Murmansk

The mercenary company is offering Russian northerners 240,000 rubles (€3,000) per month for assignments in Ukraine.
March 15, 2023

In north Russian towns, silent manifestations of support for Ukraine

One year after the start of the onslaught, flowers in blue and yellow colours appear in downtown Petrozavodsk and Murmansk.
February 24, 2023

“Let the whole world know that there are people like my daughter.” Snitches and a sledgehammer: the case of Olesya Krivtsova

A 20-year-old student from Arkhangelsk faces 10 years in prison for anti-war posts. She has been reported to the police by a criminal who dreams of killing gays.
February 23, 2023

Military medic who refuses to fight stands trial in Pechenga

The Northern Fleet's investigative service in Pechenga, Murmansk region, has filed a case against Lieutenant Denis Vasilev after he refused to go to the frontline in Ukraine.
February 20, 2023

Norwegians sell hotels in Russia. 10% of the sum is seized by Putin's war treasury

The Wenaas Group sells its ten Russian hotels for €203 million, €20 million of which will be included in the Russian federal budget.
February 04, 2023

Andrei Patrushev buys stake in Arkhangelsk Seaport

The youngest son in Russia's powerful FSB family acquires 10 percent of the strategically important infrastructure object as part of his aspirations in the Arctic.
February 01, 2023

"I just want to help my people," says exiled Sámi leader

Aleksandr Slupachik fled Russia following war, mobilisation and mounting pressure from the FSB. He has now applied for political asylum in Norway.
February 01, 2023

Finland freezes Russians' asylum requests

The Migration Service intends to update information about Russia, Helsingin Sanomat reports with reference to the official representative of the service.
January 28, 2023

Authorities of the Murmansk region banned drones

From February 20, only officials or organizations will be able to use drones in the Murmansk region.
January 26, 2023