14+ hour, 36+ min ago  (193+ words) The Soviet-built turboprop aircraft went down at around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, 31 March.The plane's wreckage was found a few hours later. Russia's Ministry of Defence said a technical malfunction is believed to have cause the crash. According to the newspaper Kommersant,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (469+ words) A ministerial decree states that "military precision shooting" has been included in the official Russian register of sports. The decree was signed by Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev on 24 February 2026. The date also marked four years since Russia launched its full-scale…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1079+ words) When Russia revised its Marine Doctrine in 2022, it included the possible use of civilian fishing vessels in wartime scenarios. It also highlighted that, when necessary, a large number of trawlers and fishing vessels could be deployed for military purposes. Subsequently,…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (15+ words) Russian vessels sought shelter in Norwegian fjords more than 230 times since 2022The Barents Observer...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (324+ words) Two months after taking action against the Grinch, French special forces have once again boarded a sanctioned tanker carrying Russian Arctic oil. A video released by the French Navy shows a helicopter approaching the 20-year-old Deyna and lowering marines on…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (313+ words) The Professor Molchanov docked in Barentsburg on 12 March after a voyage across the Barents Sea from Murmansk. On board were miners, their families, and Arctic scientists, according to Arktikugol's post on VKontakte. By sailing directly from Murmansk, Russian citizens no…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (258+ words) Tourists are flocking to Troms, the largest city in the Norwegian Arctic. Popular attractions include whale watching, chasing the Northern Lights, and " despite prices often higher than in many European capitals " staying in the city's hotels. The recently expanded terminal…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (309+ words) The vessels will operate year-round in port waters and along approaches to the Arctic shipping corridor, according to the state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation. The planned icebreakers will have the high ice-class rating Arc7, enabling them to operate in demanding Arctic ice…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (563+ words) The Professor Molchanov was originally scheduled to leave Murmansk on 4 March, but bad weather in the Barents Sea delayed the departure until the early hours of 8 March, according to the vessel's AIS data. The voyage from the Kola Peninsula to…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (421+ words) The 277-metre-long Arctic Metagaz was attacked in the early hours of March 3 while sailing east of Malta. The 23-year-old vessel was originally owned and operated by the Norwegian company Bergesen under the name Berge Everett. Prior to the incident, the…...