The caravan of two cargo ships and two icebreakers will try to get out to the East Siberian Sea without air support.

The Defense Ministry of Russia received all Mi-8AMTSh Terminator and Mi-8AMTSh-VA military transport helicopters modified for the Arctic region.

The Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District suffered an anthrax outbreak in the summer of 2016. It is going to create a map of the infected areas now.

The Mi-8 helicopter that crashed in the Yamal peninsula was running out of fuel.

Russian Investigative Committee (IC) has opened a criminal case over Mi-8 helicopter’s crash landing in Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Distric.

The Smolensk nuclear-powered submarine of Russia’s Northern Fleet has launched a cruise missile at a target in the Novaya Zemlya archipelago.

Yamal adjusted 360 pedestrian crossings in accordance with new national standards in 2016.

The Russian government will strongly oppose any attempts to pursue a policy of confrontation in the Arctic region.

Vets will inspect all the dedicated Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District reindeer slaughtering facilities.

Three combat vehicles of the Pantsir-S1 antiaircraft gun/missile systems are on combat duty on the New Siberian Islands in the Arctic.

Russia’s Northern Fleet large-scale exercise involving combined forces have started.

Russia’s Defense Ministry plans to form a coastal defense division in Chukotka by 2018.

The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is deploying two ships to Arctic waters this summer, continuing the RCN’s presence in the Canadian North.

A stationary border outpost has been built in the Sabetta village, Yamal in order to provide for the Arctic borders and Northern Sea Route guarding. 

The head of the defence department General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held a board session of the Russian Defence Ministry.