Our Russian language edition monitors how the war impacts the one gas station after the other in Murmansk, Karelia and other north-regions.
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BAD START OF VACATION SEASON: Long queues are reported as gasoline shortage reaches Kola highway from Murmansk to St. Petersburg.
Three Swedish citizens were fined by police on Thursday evening after throwing stones across the Norwegian-Russian border, an act that is strictly prohibited under bilateral border agreements.
Swedish stone-throwers get massive attention in Russian media.
Russian border municipality Pechenga hopes for a boost in military investments, but is unlikely to see a major military buildup in the near future
After 15 years of modernisation, another 🇷🇺 Northern Fleet Akula-class submarine this week sailed out in the White Sea, now able to carry ☢️ nuclear-capable Kalibr cruise missiles.
A Norwegian municipality that until 2024 maintained friendship agreements with two major Russian military hubs on the Kola Peninsula is now helping Ukraine by sending a shipment of IT equipment to support schools, communities and frontline defenders.
It was Zvezdochka director Nikolai Kalistratov who accepted the attack submarine Leopard for repair and extensive modernisation in 2011. Kalistratov died in 2023 and, in a poignant twist, it was a tug bearing his name that helped the submarine return to open waters 15 years later.
The Barents Observer has met defectors from Russia's bloody war against Ukraine. This is their story.
“They pulled down my trousers, and the officer picked up a bottle and said, ‘I’m going to ram this into you.’ After two days of beatings, I realised perfectly well that he was capable of it.
Three Swedish citizens were fined by police on Thursday evening after throwing stones across the Norwegian-Russian border, an act that is strictly prohibited under bilateral border agreements.
Drivers say the situation at some filling stations has led to lengthy queues, fuel rationing and sharp price increases, raising concerns about the stability of fuel supplies across northwest Russia.
“They pulled down my trousers, and the officer picked up a bottle and said, ‘I’m going to ram this into you.’ After two days of beatings, I realised perfectly well that he was capable of it. So I said...
Three Swedish citizens were fined by police on Thursday evening after throwing stones across the Norwegian-Russian border, an act that is strictly prohibited under bilateral border agreements.
The Russian border municipality hopes for a boost in military investments and has joined a federal association of closed military towns. However, Pechenga is unlikely to see a major military buildup i...
It was Zvezdochka director Nikolai Kalistratov who accepted the attack submarine Leopard for repair and extensive modernisation in 2011. Kalistratov died in 2023 and, in a poignant twist, it was a tug...
It was Zvezdochka director Nikolai Kalistratov who accepted the attack submarine Leopard for repair and extensive modernisation in 2011. Kalistratov died in 2023 and, in a poignant twist, it was a tug...
A Norwegian municipality that until recently maintained friendship agreements with two major Russian military hubs on the Kola Peninsula is now helping Ukraine by sending a shipment of IT equipment to...
