Russia starts Friday with large-scale air attack on Ukraine, Tu-95 bombers from Murmansk activeStrategic bombers from Olenya airbase strike targets across Ukraine Friday morning in yet another massive terror attack against civilians and infrastructure.The newly elected Head of State started his trip to the region of North Karelia with a visit to the border-crossing point of Niirala. A fancy document presented by a group of consultancy companies outlines billions of rubles of investments in upgraded infrastructure and building of new hotels. But on top of the wishing list of the local population is proper healthcare and housing. The vote must be considered invalid because a significant number of individuals had been omitted from the election list, the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland decides. A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet was scrambled from the Kola Peninsula to identify the pair of U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers over the Barents Sea. Simultaneously were a Swedish and a U.S. intelligence gathering planes active north, west and south of the Murmansk region.Witnessing one Black Sea warship after the other being hit by Ukrainian drones and missiles makes the Russian navy rethink its modus operandi.The ship operating under the stewardship of the Yamal-Nenets region is one of three vessels reportedly hit in this weekend’s massive Ukrainian attack on occupied naval base Sevastopol. A significant number of sailors from the far northern Russian region has served on the vessel. The cost of flying to the Arctic city of Murmansk has risen up to 76%.
Strategic bombers from Olenya airbase strike targets across Ukraine Friday morning in yet another massive terror attack against civilians and infrastructure.The newly elected Head of State started his trip to the region of North Karelia with a visit to the border-crossing point of Niirala.A fancy document presented by a group of consultancy companies outlines billions of rubles of investments in upgraded infrastructure and building of new hotels. But on top of the wishing list of the local population is proper healthcare and housing.The vote must be considered invalid because a significant number of individuals had been omitted from the election list, the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland decides.A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet was scrambled from the Kola Peninsula to identify the pair of U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers over the Barents Sea. Simultaneously were a Swedish and a U.S. intelligence gathering planes active north, west and south of the Murmansk region.Witnessing one Black Sea warship after the other being hit by Ukrainian drones and missiles makes the Russian navy rethink its modus operandi.The ship operating under the stewardship of the Yamal-Nenets region is one of three vessels reportedly hit in this weekend’s massive Ukrainian attack on occupied naval base Sevastopol. A significant number of sailors from the far northern Russian region has served on the vessel.The cost of flying to the Arctic city of Murmansk has risen up to 76%.
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Several civilian buildings in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast are on fire after Russian missile attacks. Photo from Telegram / Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration | President Alexander Stubb pays visit to the border-crossing point of Niirala. Photo: Finnish President on X | Dikson has experienced quickly accellerating decay over the past 30 years. Photo: Thomas Nilsen | The Sámi parliament of Finland is located in Inari. Photo: Atle Staalesen | A B-1B Lancer positions behind a KC-135 Stratotanker. When flying long distance missions above the Arctic Circles, the strategic bombers conduct air-to-air refueling from tankers. Photo: Master Sgt. Nicholas Priest 4th Combat Camera Squadron | The Gorshkov class frigates are the Northern Fleet’s newest warships in the Barents Sea. Photo: Northern Fleet press service | Landing ship Yamal was moored by the 13th Ship Repair Yard in Sevastopol when a Ukrainian missile hit and inflicted serious damage. Photo: Nenets Yamal Governor Dmitry Artyukhov on VK | Flying Rossiya airline from St. Petersburg to Murmansk is much more expensive this spring than a few months ago. Photo: Thomas Nilsen March 25, 2024 You can help the Barents Observer bring fact-based journalism across borders despite Moscow’s censorship repression. We bring you independent news from the Russian North and the European Arctic. A small Easter donation helps much. Thank you!
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