Ukraine War Reaches Arctic With Massive Drone Attack on Olenya Air Base Near Murmansk Russia’s Arctic region around Murmansk was a key target during Ukraine’s “Operation Spiderweb.” Swarms of drones released in proximity to the Olenya Air Base 90km south of Murmansk destroyed a number of long-range bombers and surveillance aircraft.
Russia to Increase the Northern Fleet’s Combat Readiness and Strengthen Arctic Shipbuilding and Port Capacity Strengthening Russia's military capabilities and increasing the Northern Fleet's combat readiness are prioritized tasks to secure national interests in the Arctic, said Presidential Aide Nikolai Patrushev during a Murmansk visit. He also announced increased efforts to develop the Northern Sea Route.
Norwegian MFA Closes Consulate General in Murmansk “These are also demanding times for our two other stations in Russia, however, the situation in Murmansk is quite different”, says Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt (Labor).
Two New Companies Join Russian Arctic Zone, Plan to Mine ‘Green’ Metals and Build Camping "Another two residents have joined the Russian Arctic Zone. A project to explore and mine green metals. And the construction of the Northern Lights Camping", Governor of Murmansk Oblast, Andrey Chibis said.
About 400 Russian Companies Launch Projects in Murmansk "The Russian Federation’s Arctic Zone, the Capital of Arctic advance-development territory, and our incentives for small businesses offer unprecedented, unique conditions," Governor of Murmansk Oblast, Andrey Chibis said.
“The High North Needs Young People Who Can Contribute to Increasing Birth Figures” “Measures like the ones taken in Russia are one possible way of solving this, however, our main argument is that it also matters whom you attract”, says Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen, partner at Menon Economics.
Rostelecom to Build First Arctic Data Center in Northwest Russia Murmansk Regional Government said this week that Rostelecom will open a data center on the Kola Peninsula in mid-2022.
Rosneft is Drilling for Oil and Gas in East Arctic Waters The Russian drillshipBavenitis heading to the Laptev Sea to drill wells in order to explore the potential for oil and gas extraction in the area.
Rosatomflot Signs Port Fleet Contract for LNG Transshipment Complex FSUE Atomflot and Arctic Perevalka LLC have signed an agreement to create a port fleet for the provision of towing services at the marine LNG transshipment complex in Murmansk Oblast.
After 27 Years, Lepse No Longer Poses a Nuclear Threat to the Arctic Last week, the Russian service ship Serebryanka delivered the last spent-fuel bundles from the Lepse floating maintenance base to an Atomflot storage site in Murmansk, completing the final stage of securing the nuclear waste.
Northern Sea Route Transit Traffic Remains Modest As Arctic shipping activity is increasing, transit traffic on the Northern Sea Route has not taken off, contrary to past predictions.
Russia Approves Six Major Investment Projects in the Arctic Six major investment projects are planned in the Russian Arctic. It is expected that the total investments will exceed $2.6 billion.
Norwegian Hotel Manager Fights Pandemic in Murmansk Park Inn Radisson Hotel in Murmansk has managed through the Corona crisis through receiving Arctic oil workers. “Sadly, the hotel will be emptied soon and what happens for the next six months is unpredictable”, says Hotel Manager Eivind Dalvang.
Russia's New Super Icebreaker Reaches North Pole During Ice Trials Russia’s future flagship icebreakerArktikareached the North Pole during its first sea ice tests. The vessel is the world’s most powerful icebreaker and the first of five new nuclear icebreakers of this type.
Covid-19 in the Arctic: Over 20,000 new cases in 48 hours in Russia Russia is experiencing a sharp increase in corona infection with over 20,000 new confirmed cases in the last 48 hours. Moscow has the most infections, but the Arctic parts of Russia are also experiencing increasing numbers. Murmansk Oblast is now the fifth most affected region in the country.
Covid-19 in the Arctic: Dramatic Increase at Russian Construction Site, Introduces Ankle Bracelets to Prevent Spreading More than 200 construction workers laboring to complete a supply base for Novatek have taken ill with Covid-19 in Belokamenka, Murmansk oblast. Regional authorities now buy electronic ankle bracelets to monitor patients confirmed positive for the virus.
Russian Activist from Murmansk Takes Her Homeland to Court in Strasbourg This month, Tatiana Kulbakina from Murmansk will be heard in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). She has filed charges against Russia for violating the right to assemble freely.
Rosatom Comments on Status of Floating Nuclear Power Plant - But Questions Remain In an interview with High North News, Rosatom answered questions about the status of its Floating Nuclear Power Plant, but some questions regarding the safety of Akademik Lomonosov remain. The plant is scheduled to be towed to the Arctic port of Pevek and begin electricity generation by the end of 2019.
