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Massive explosions near Severomorsk
Dec 19, 2024 · A video recording was posted Wednesday evening on social media in Murmansk of what appears to be a massive explosion in the horizon. The Barents Observer has geolocated the filming position from Skalnaya street No. 9, which is on the top of the hill in Oktyabrskiy District. The explosion, which ...
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Declining war support in Russia, poll - thebarentsobserver.com
Nov 25, 2024 · The research group Russian Field conducted polls among 1,600 people via phone calls between 7 and 12 November 2024. The question was: "Should Russia continue the military operation [Russian official term for the war in Ukraine] or move to peace talks?" 53% supported the peace talks. 36% supported the continuation of the war “The share of those in favor of continuing the military operation ...
Cargo vessel sinks with reactor hatches to Rossiya icebreaker
4 days ago · The state-owned ship sank in international waters between Spain and Algeria on December 23. 14 members of the crew were rescued, while two are still missing. The Ursa Major belongs to Oborologistics LLC, a Defense Ministry structure aimed at transporting military and special purpose goods. Up North ...
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In the past one and a half years, only one confiscation has been …
Oct 3, 2024 · Russian fishing vessels made hundreds of port calls to Tromsø, Båtsfjord and Kirkenes in 2023 and first half of 2024. Crew are disembarking and embarking day and night, but only one sanctioned item was confiscated, according to customs data obtained by …
US warships sailed into the Barents Sea
Oct 23, 2024 · The USS Jason Dunham and USS Stout are part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group currently operating further south outside Norway.. Although the U.S. Naval Forces Europe in a press-release Wednesday evening tells that this is a “route maritime operates in the Barents Sea”, facts are different. US surface warships have stayed away from these waters after Russia launched its full ...
Northern Fleet kicks off major Barents Sea command and staff …
Aug 11, 2023 · The exercise comes unsurprisingly. Earlier this week, the Barents Observer reported about Russia issuing NOTAM-warnings for two larger areas north and south of Norway’s Bear Island in the western Barents Sea. “Impact areas for missiles,” the warning to civilian air traffic said. Norway, worried about consequences for its search- and rescue capabilities in the waters around Svalbard, can ...
Olesia is new journalist in the Barents Observer
Aug 21, 2023 · Olesia has herself dearly felt the oppressive actions of the FSB and Russian government officials. When she was a student at the Federal University in Arkhangelsk (NArFU) she put up anti-war stickers around town and posted comments against Putin and the Russian regime on social media.