there are about 550 Arctic convoy veterans in the UK who are eligible to accept the latest medal. A total of 78 convoys took vital supplies of food and military equipment to northern Russia ...
Social media users discussed the discovery on Reddit, with one commenter noting the "amazing condition" the medal was in.
Russian Arctic Convoy Project HMS Honeysuckle alongside an aircraft carrier during a convoy mission The bravery of the men who served on the convoys was not recognised with a medal until almost 70 ...
The first Arctic convoy, codenamed Operation 'Dervish ... now dwindling band of veterans meet up. In 2014 Russia's prestigious Ushakov medal was awarded in London to 19 British servicemen ...
His efforts on board HMS Campania, an escort aircraft carrier which took part in the Arctic Convoys to Russia, earned him the ...
-I have here a letter written by the Russian ambassador which was given to everybody who was awarded a Russian convoy medal. "Dear Veterans of the Arctic convoys, dear friends, It is a huge ...
The Northern Convoy Club studies available documents and collects all public information. Both Russia and other countries ... an outstanding Arctic explorer. "The shipping company asked him ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin outwitted UK Prime Minister David Cameron who boycotted the Victory Parade in Moscow’s Red Square on May 9, giving his seats to Britain’s Arctic convoy heroes ...
Environmental systems scientist at the University of Delaware. Science is suffering in the Russian-Ukrainian War, even in areas where there would be no security threat from collaboration – such ...
CQ Brown boarded a Navy submarine-hunting aircraft for a simulation of how the U.S. and its allies are managing the growing threat Russia poses in the Arctic. Brown spent two days in Iceland ...
Russia’s sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 plant has stopped liquefying natural gas as western bans are restricting its options to ship and sell cargoes, according to people familiar with the situation.