11+ hour, 32+ min ago  (341+ words) Russia's war economy is under increasing strain, but construction of the Navy's advanced nuclear-powered submarines continues unabated. The keel-laying ceremony took place at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk on 17 June, according to a statement published by the yard on VKontakte....

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1217+ words) Russian cartoonist and performance artist Semyon Skrepetsky was shot dead in the Polish city of Bia'a Podlaska on 15 June 2026. The gunman fired several shots at close range in a residential car park before shooting the artist again as he lay…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (446+ words) Thick black smoke blanketed parts of Moscow on Thursday morning after Ukrainian drones struck oil infrastructure in and around the Russian capital. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin confirmed what many residents could already see from their windows in the early hours…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (410+ words) Lithuania's Defence Minister, Robertas Kaunas, travelled to the Norwegian border town of Kirkenes to discuss an expansion of cooperation. "You have the Kola Peninsula, we have Kaliningrad," he said after a meeting with Norwegian border guards. Robertas Kaunas stands on…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (301+ words) After a spring marked by repeated Ukrainian drone strikes on military facilities and warships in St Petersburg, the Russian Ministry of Defence appears to be abandoning plans for any major public events to mark this year's Navy Day. "You understand,…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (314+ words) The deployment of such a modern vessel will significantly enhance the Northern Fleet's capabilities in ensuring security in the nearby maritime zone," said Vice Admiral Oleg Golubev as he greeted the ship and its crew at the naval base in…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (454+ words) Locals in Alakurtti, a town that hosts Russia's Arctic Brigade, have lost an important bridge in a fire. While soldiers from the 80th Motorised Rifle Brigade'also referred to as Russia's Arctic Brigade'are involved in the killings and destruction in Ukraine, their…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (349+ words) The Vayu 1 has changed its flag state nine times in three years and may be sailing in violation of international safety regulations. The 21-year-old ship, currently sailing under the flag of Cameroon, entered Norwegian waters in the Barents Sea on…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (372+ words) 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 support schools, communities and frontline defenders. Outside Kirkenes Town…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago  (376+ words) 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. Motorists returning to Murmansk from journeys along the Kola Highway…...