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The town of Nikel on the Russian-Norwegian border hosted the virtual 3rd Northern Character: Green Screen international festival of environmental and social films.
Poisoning of water in the area of Khalaktyrsky beach in Russia’s Kamchatka region, according to preliminary data, was caused by oil products leak from a commercial tanker.
A Russian journalist has died after setting herself on fire outside police headquarters in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russian media reported Friday.
Russian scientists will use nanosatellites and UAVs to study the Arctic. Corresponding disciplines will be added to the curriculum of Murmansk State Technical University and the Polar Geophysical Institute (PGI).
Yakutia, a region that accounts for almost a third of the Russian Arctic area, has initiated a dialogue on the development of the Arctic. Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and the Arctic to support the initiatives of the Head of Yakutia.
On Sunday morning, an overhead pedestrian crossing collapsed on the territory of FM Logistic enterprise in Stupino near Moscow, according to preliminary data, due to overload.
The construction of the high-speed railway line between Moscow and St. Petersburg is planned to start in 2021. The project may be complete in 2027.
the Russian Aerospace Forces, itself a division of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, have launched a batch of three Gonets civilian communication satellites as well as 18 international rideshare payloads.
the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and the Arctic has drafted a new state program for the Russian Arctic’s socioeconomic development in 2021-2024. The program is to receive over 22.6 billion rubles’ worth of federal funding.
On its Arctic expedition, the Sailing Vessel STS Sedov is due to visit the ports of Pevek, Sabetta, and Murmansk. It is also expected to make a halt in the archipelago of Novaya Zemlya.