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Threat of military conflict in the Arctic is ‘relatively low,’ says top Russian diplomat

Russian officials believe that the threat of a military confrontation in the Arctic is “relatively low,” says the country’s senior diplomat responsible for Moscow’s Arctic relations.

February 04, 2021

Brand new large landing ship sails into home port of Severomorsk

The "Pyotr Morgunov" is able to carry up to 36 armored vehicles and 300 marines from Russia's Northern Fleet.

February 02, 2021

Norway cancels allied exercise over COVID-19 safety concerns

Nearly 3,000 NATO soldiers from the Netherlands, Great Britain, Germany and the United States can pack up and leave northern Norway as the government on Tuesday called off the Joint Viking exercise and other allied winter training.

January 26, 2021

Is this Russia's new coastal base for the 'doomsday nuke' drones?

Vladimir Putin's Russia is indeed seriously going to deploy a new leg to its nuclear triad, the unmanned underwater nuclear-powered Poseidon. A multi-billion storage and maintenance facility at the Kola Peninsula will be up and running by June 2022, aimed at serving at least 30 such drones.

January 26, 2021

'Youth Army' steps up patriotic offensive in Murmansk schools

An agreement between the militarized youth organization and the Murmansk regional government includes the opening of Youth Army units in every school.

January 21, 2021

Russian bombers Tu-160 refuel in polar night over Arctic waters

The two supersonic heavy bombers proceeded across the Arctic Ocean, the Barents Sea and the White Sea in a show of force aimed at NATO forces.

January 20, 2021

Skies over Russia are closing for European eyes

Moscow on Friday announced it will follow the US and starts preparing for leaving the Open Skies multilateral arms control treaty.

January 15, 2021

Big growth is followed by scandal for military Arctic shipper

As new bases have been built across the Arctic, operations have quickly expanded for military logistics company Oboronlogistika. In December, one of its biggest ships wrecked in thick sea-ice after it violated shipping regulations.

January 13, 2021

Sevmash to lay down two more Borei-A class submarines in 2021

The ninth and tenth ballistic missile submarines of the class will be named "Dmitry Donskoy" and "Knyaz Potemkin".

January 13, 2021

Spike in COVID-19 cases among US Marines arriving in northern Norway

3,000 NATO soldiers will participate in this winter’s Joint Viking exercise at Setermoen north of the Arctic Circle, among them more than 1,000 U.S. Marines.

January 10, 2021

New U.S. Arctic strategy focuses on ‘day-to-day competition’ with Russia and China

Rapidly melting sea ice and increasingly navigable Arctic waters – a so-called Blue Arctic – will create new challenges and opportunities for the United States, requiring “sustained American naval presence and partnerships in the Arctic region,” according to the new U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Arctic strategy.

January 08, 2021

The Russian military cargo ship that violated Arctic shipping code breaks free from ice lockup

Three weeks after it got stuck in Arctic sea-ice, the Sparta-3 makes it into open waters. The military transport vessel did not have permission for sailing in the area.

January 06, 2021

Big facelift for closed military towns in Kola Peninsula

Almost 80 billion rubles will be spent on upgrades of social infrastructure in 12 regional towns and settlements.

December 30, 2020

Illegal immigrants blamed for ship fire at yard in closed military town

Law enforcement found five foreign workers without permit to stay in the closed town of Polyarny on Russia’s Kola Peninsula.

December 18, 2020

Anti-satellite missile tested from Plesetsk for the second time in 2020

The United States accuses Russia of weaponizing space.

December 17, 2020

Northern Fleet prepares deployment of hypersonic missile Kinzhal

Training of personnel and building of infrastructure for the new weapon starts in 2021, Russian military representatives say.

December 16, 2020

Northern Fleet Commander says Zapad-2021 will be next year's "main effort"

Part of the joint strategic exercise of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus will take place in the area of the Northern Fleet's responsibility.

December 15, 2020

Salvo of four Bulava missiles hit test range on Kanin Peninsula

The dummy-nuclear warheads all reached their designated targets at a test range on the coast to the eastern Barents Sea, according to Russia's Defense Ministry.

December 12, 2020

Northern Fleet Commander appointed Admiral

President Vladimir Putin has a signed a decree appointing the powerful leader of the Arctic forces to Admiral, the second-highest rank in the Russian navy.

December 11, 2020

Russia exercised nuclear triad in the Barents region

Missiles where Wednesday launched from the Barents Sea, Plesetsk and long-range bombers.

December 09, 2020

Nuclear-sub builder Sevmash now has 30,000 employees

Russia's construction of nuclear-powered submarines hits post-Soviet peak. 15 sub are currently at different stages of readiness at the shipyard in Severodvinsk.

December 09, 2020

Soldiers on ground in northern Norway pointed out targets for American B-52

Sørreisa control and reporting centre inside the Arctic Circle kept track of the flights.

December 04, 2020

No more smoke on the water from Russia's aircraft carrier

The Northern Fleet's aircraft carrier will embark on tests in the Barents Sea in 2022 with main boilers, diesel generators and main turbo-gear units replaced.