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Western sanctions hinder modernisation of Russia’s largest warship
12 hours ago · Modernisation of the nuclear-powered battle cruiser Admiral Nakhimov is far behind schedule as Russia itself need to produce auxiliary systems. Thomas Nilsen. 15 November 2024 - 13:07. Work has been going on since 2015 aimed at reactivating the giant warship by 2018. Progress, however, is slow and the one-plan-after-the-other for sea trials in ...
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The Barents Observer is a journalist-owned online newspaper covering the Euro-Arctic region and northern Russia. Focused on delivering cross-border journalism, the Barents Observer provides daily news reports from Scandinavia, Russia and the Arctic. Our dedicated and experienced team of Norwegian and Russian reporters produces news and multi ...
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(Opinion): Can Norway be a climate advocate in the UN Security Council while the country clings to its fossil fuel production? The Barents Observer follows the Code of Ethics of the Norwegian Press and the document Right and Duties of the Editor. We report under full editorial independence and have ...
U.S. strategic bombers fly second Barents Sea mission this week
26 March 2024 - 01:00. The American bombers’ mission is the second in a few days to areas outside Russia’s strategic important submarine bases on the coast of the Barents Sea. On Sunday, the U.S. planes were met by a MiG-31, as reported by the Barents Observer. Flight patterns for the mission on Tuesday is not detailed, but the American ...
"It will take 10 years to remove all the rusty barrels..."
2 days ago · The Clean Arctic estimates that it will take 10 years minimum to remove all the rusty barrels from the Chelyuskin cape. Meanwhile, experts accuse the Clean Arctic project and Russian authorities of masking the true extent of pollution in the Arctic. Ksenia Vakhrusheva, a project manager with the environmental NGO Bellona, is critical of such a ...
War in the Arctic
Sep 16, 2024 · What Putin has achieved is bringing war back to the Arctic 80 years on. Last week’s strikes on the Kola Peninsula is highly embarrassing for the Armed Forces as it happened amid Russia’s largest strategic navy exercise since Soviet times. The Ocean-2024 drills, that end on September 16, allegedly involve some 400 warships, submarines and ...
Finland mulls an end to Barents cooperation
Jul 25, 2024 · Otherwise the Barents cooperation on regional level in Finland will come to an end. The letter also refer to Sweden’s Foreign Ministry considering a withdrawal from the cooperation. Markus Hirvonen, who is Region Mayor of North Karelia and current Chair of Barents Regional Council, says in a phone interview that funding and coordination is ...
Drones, not tanks, on Russia's training ranges along NATO border
3 days ago · Drones, not tanks, on Russia's training ranges along NATO border. 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. Atle Staalesen.
Red king crab might migrate to north and east Barents Sea
Oct 17, 2022 · The red king crab, also called Kamchatka crab or Alaskan king crab, is a species of king crab native to the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. It was introduced to the Barents Sea and along the north coast of Norway in the 1990s. The crab can grow to a leg span of 1.8 m and is delicious in taste. Photo: Thomas Nilsen.