The Barents Observer

20/11/2025

UK defence secretary John Healey said the use of laser from the Yantar was “deeply dangerous”. 🇷🇺 Embassy in London answers by saying the British accusations "only cause a smile".

UK defence secretary John Healey said the use of laser from the Yantar was “deeply dangerous”.

20/11/2025

As Norwegian researchers emphasise, exposure to high levels of mercury can impair brain function.

Researchers warn about the consequences of global warming for the environment.

20/11/2025

Several hundred Ukrainian citizens, maybe as many as 500, have come to Norway at the Storskog checkpoint since Russia launched its war of aggression in February 2022.

20/11/2025

The "Buran" shuttles across Northern Sea Route with LNG for Chinese buyers. The tanker is part of a shadow fleet that brings sanctioned Russian LNG to China with discounts up to 40%

The Buran is part of a tanker fleet that continues to shuttle to Novatek's sanctioned LNG terminal in the far northern Gydan Peninsula. The Russian company now gives Chinese buyers a major discount on gas from the Arctic LNG 2 project.

19/11/2025

"We hypothesised that the mammoth died in a stressful situation. He was probably hunted by predators. As the body is so well preserved, we can see the scratches on the skin. They are most probably from a cave lion, based on their size and shape.” Dr Emilio Mármol, lead author of a new study, told the Barents Observer.

This data provides further insight into the events surrounding the death of the mammoth in the northern Siberian permafrost around 40,000 years ago.

18/11/2025

Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy Yuri Trutnev few months ago shot at Ukrainians with a sniper rifle. This week, he chaired a meeting in Russia's so-called Governmental Commission on Svalbard

Yuri Trutnev few months ago shot at Ukrainians with a sniper rifle. This week, he chaired a meeting in Russia's so-called Governmental Commission on Svalbard, the Norwegian Arctic archipelago.

18/11/2025

The keel-laying ceremony for the nuclear-powered icebreaker Stalingrad took place at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg on Tuesday.

For the dictator in the Kremlin, the collective memory of World War II is heavily used to mobilise society legitimise current policies by drawing parallels between WWII and present-day conflicts. By that, Putin aims at shaping the new generation's understanding of sacrifice and war.

The keel-laying ceremony for the nuclear-powered icebreaker Stalingrad took place at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg on Tuesday.

17/11/2025

Another of Russia's friends of cooperation with Nordic neighbours was today black-listed by the Putin regime.

The Kremlin’s never-ending list of so-called extremists and terrorists now includes 19,131 people and 823 organisations.

16/11/2025

The soldier who illegally snuck into Finland through the woods and asked for asylum in June was deported back to Russia on Friday.

The soldier who illegally snuck into Finland through the woods and asked for asylum in June was deported back to Russia on Friday.

14/11/2025

The refrigerated cargo ship Avunda Re**er has Russian owner interests with links to occupant forces in Crimea. For more than two weeks, the 132-metre-long vessel has crisscrossed in the Barents Sea

The refrigerated cargo ship Avunda Re**er has Russian owner interests with links to occupant forces in Crimea. For more than two weeks, the 132-metre-long vessel has crisscrossed in the Barents Sea.

14/11/2025

The latest satellite photos of the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, for instance, illustrate the extent to which local glaciers have melted. "We need to dramatically reduce emissions", - a new research emphasises.

With 2025 set to be a record year for fossil fuel emissions, experts have concluded that it is no longer plausible to keep global warming below 1.5°C.

14/11/2025

The Finnish flag carrier continues to expand its network of flights to the north by adding flights directly from Brussels, Paris and Zurich to airports in Lapland. Umeå and Vaasa also get connected.

The Finnish flag carrier continues to expand its network of flights to the north by adding flights directly from Brussels, Paris and Zurich to airports in Lapland.