After a several thousand kilometre voyage, the 22-year-old, 248 meter long Matari on July 25 made port call in Murmansk. The ...

Vladimir Putin attended the flag raising ceremony for the Knyaz Pozharsky (K-555), a Borei-A class strategic submarine.

To further discourage its citizens from freely seeking or expressing the truth, officials in Russia are applying the label ...

The Northern Fleet marks a huge 94,000 km2 of the Barents Sea as 'dangerous' for civilian shipping as live missile firings ...

"The midnight sun just throws you all off. When you're supposed to sleep, it's still light," a tourist from Holland told the ...

A Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) warning came soon after pilots detected disturbances in satellite navigation systems in the ...

In principle it is possible to circumvent the state’s plan by using a VPN. But only 50% of Russian internet users have a VPN; ...

The Barents Observer is not afraid of Putin. It is Putin and his allies who are terrified of independent media. Because ...

How does a snow hotel survive summer heat? The hotel's staff explain how to keep the Arctic atmosphere even when it's 25 degrees Celsius above zero.

How does an ice hotel survive a summer heatwave? The hotel's staff explain how to keep the Arctic atmosphere even when it's 25 degrees above zero.