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In the past one and a half years, only one confiscation has been …
Oct 3, 2024 · Russian fishing vessels made hundreds of port calls to Tromsø, Båtsfjord and Kirkenes in 2023 and first half of 2024. Crew are disembarking and embarking day and night, but only one sanctioned item was confiscated, according to customs data obtained by …
Barents Observer wins Sønsteby Award for defending democratic …
Dec 9, 2024 · The prize is named after Gunnar Sønsteby, Norway’s most decorated war hero, and is awarded annually to individuals or organisations who are brave defenders of fundamental democratic values.. For 2025, the award is shared equally between NRK’s Beirut-based journalist Yama Wolasmal and the Kirkenes-based Barents Observer.. The Memorial Fund writes that the Barents Observer gives a unique ...
US warships sailed into the Barents Sea
Oct 23, 2024 · The USS Jason Dunham and USS Stout are part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group currently operating further south outside Norway.. Although the U.S. Naval Forces Europe in a press-release Wednesday evening tells that this is a “route maritime operates in the Barents Sea”, facts are different. US surface warships have stayed away from these waters after Russia launched its full ...
Norwegians fear radiation as Russia prolongs test-window for ...
Sep 15, 2023 · The Barents Observer has since August, with available open sources, monitored Russia’s busy activities at Novaya Zemlya. Frequent updated satellite images, ship tracking, Notice to Airmen (NOTAMs), and Coastal Warnings (PRIPs) for the period have made it possible to obtain insights linking the activities to the Burevestnik testings.
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The Barents Observer makes a difference. A final 2022 email …
Oct 16, 2024 · Dear reader, This is the final Newsletter in 2022 from the Barents Observer in a year that has been beyond bad for cross-border relations. For us as journalists, however, the desire to bring forward stories about what happens in Northwest Russia and northern Scandinavia stays stronger than ever.
Northern Fleet kicks off major Barents Sea command and staff …
Aug 11, 2023 · The exercise comes unsurprisingly. Earlier this week, the Barents Observer reported about Russia issuing NOTAM-warnings for two larger areas north and south of Norway’s Bear Island in the western Barents Sea. “Impact areas for missiles,” the warning to civilian air traffic said. Norway, worried about consequences for its search- and rescue capabilities in the waters around Svalbard, can ...