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The General Director of Almaz Central Design Bureau also stressed that cutting-edge technologies must be employed to accomplish this task.

The platform will initially provide access to 27 out of 34 services.

The investor will pump over RUB 48 mn into this unusual tourism project. The hospitality complex is slated to open in the third quarter of 2027.

Nearly 3,300 Arctic hectares have been distributed in the region.

According to the analytical centre's research findings, 13% of respondents are interested in tourist trips, 8% are considering relocating for work or study and 4% are planning business visits.

The programme includes equipping nomadic schools with computers and tablets.

A conclusion of conformity and a commissioning permit have already been obtained for the unused railway line, said Andrey Tarasenko, head of the Federal Agency for Sea and Inland Water Transport (Rosmorrechflot).

The airports not included in the National Project will be reconstructed by the Air Transport Infrastructure Development Fund.

The YNAA authorities have developed a strategy for export development until 2023.

The Russian North Forum has become a traditional event since 2015. It has already been held in various Russian cities and has settled in Yamal for the last three years.

One of the priority tasks for the development of the NSR is to ensure international transit.

For 2025–2027 the support will amount to about RUB 330 mn, including RUB 237 mn at the expense of federal funds.

The bakery produces about a ton of baked goods daily.

Yamal scientists will draw up a plan for safe hiking trails in the Polar Urals.

The programme is designed for nomadic schools, educational organisations, boarding schools and additional education organisations located in areas inhabited by indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation.

In Chukotka's coastal villages, over 220 hunters from 10 indigenous territorial-neighbourhood communities engage in sea mammal hunting.

The master plan includes the construction of a new deep-water port, access roads and the development of scientific and educational facilities.

The entrepreneur has registered a company, Kutkh Service, which has recently been granted Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation resident status.

Gadzhimagomed Huseynov, First Deputy Minister of the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic, noted that trade and logistics centres allow collecting products of traditional economic activities from indigenous minorities and exchanging them for other goods.

According to Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, creating a federal state information system to monitor northern supply will help streamline management processes.

The short film competition has received the most entries.

The festival was attended by more than 100 craftsmen and artisans from different parts of Russia, as well as guests from Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The programme included a show, performances by famous artists and gastronomic activities.

The company first adopted a policy regarding the rights of indigenous peoples in 2018. In 2021, Nornickel added the principle of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) to its operations. Policy 2024, in turn, takes into account all relevant Russian and international standards.

On average, subsidies are provided to about a hundred students from various courses each year, with 90% of them finding employment in organisations and institutions in Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area. Over the past five years, about 500 Yamal students have benefited from this support measure.

The implementation of the project will enhance the level of education in the city by attracting teachers and students from other cities, believes Andrey Grachev, Vice President of Nornickel.

Implementation of the project will create up to 2 thousand new jobs.

The programme has been implemented since 2023.

The corresponding order of the Russian Ministry of Education came into force on 1 September.

The Arctic Council has been holding virtual meetings with the Russian side since this spring.

The Polyarnye Zori city in the Murmansk Region and the Bilibinsky municipal district of the Chukotka Autonomous Area have been added to the list.

Forum participants will be able to visit Yamal medical organisations and familiarise themselves with the experience of using digital technologies in hospitals and polyclinics.

The Governor of the Murmansk Region announced this at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District emphasised that 16,000 jobs have been created.

The Head of Karelia, Artur Parfenchikov, assessed the modern production of planting material—trout and Atlantic salmon fry.

An eco-calculator for film projects has been developed in the Murmansk Region.

All forecast indicators have been updated in the revised strategy for developing the mineral resource base.

The research data will give scientists a comprehensive picture of the Taimyr ecosystem's current state and its major influencing factors.

An additional 700 places were added for new specialties, according to Andrey Chibis, Governor of the Murmansk Region.

The complex's first phase is set to open in late 2026 or early 2027.

In the first six months of 2024, Rosatomflot provided 438 ship calls.

These will help reduce transportation costs and increase delivery speeds.

Owning land in the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation is not grounds for denying subsidies.

Four chefs from different regions were invited to it.

The corresponding resolution was signed by the head of the Cabinet of Ministers, Mikhail Mishustin.

Over 50 scientists from seven countries are attending this scientific event in person.

The regional leader highlighted that the North Sea Route offers significant economic and logistical opportunities for Arctic areas and also provides a strong boost to enhancing quality of life and creating well-paid jobs across various sectors.

In 2025, Murmansk will host The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue International Forum.

Aleksey Chekunkov, Minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, stated that major volumes of essential goods are transported to northern areas by water.

The vessel can transport 245 passengers up to a distance of 5,000 km.

Their number will reach up to 1,500.

Taking into account the plan to develop cargo traffic along the North Sea Route, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations is developing emergency rescue infrastructure in the Arctic zone.

Plans are underway to construct six such facilities.

The construction is expected to be finalised in 2025.

This is the priority task for this year for the Directorate of the Russian Arctic National Park.

Following the completion of mooring tests, the icebreaker will proceed to sea trials.

Expanding the ASEZ boundaries will facilitate the launching of new investment projects and continuing existing entrepreneurial initiatives.

In the Arctic Circle, researchers are examining how microplastics affect both the ecosystem and its inhabitants.

The new satellite will conduct tests on an experimental device using fibre-optic gyroscopes.

Scientists in Arkhangelsk are continuing their tests on a robot that measures the internal diameter of pipes and checks their surface condition.

According to the Prime Minister, this is unprecedented.

During the event, initial hypotheses were deliberated upon, and feedback and suggestions were gathered from members of the regional expert community.

Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko noted that Moscow and Minsk are actively collaborating in the transport and logistics sector.

A unique industrial park for Arctic oil companies is under construction in Labytnangi.

The reconstruction will be carried out as part of the state programme for developing the Russian Federation's transport system.

There are about 40 Sami communities in the region. They primarily engage in fishing and reindeer herding.

The new draft law has received approval from the majority of relevant departments.

In the first months of 2024, the cargo turnover via the NSR saw a growth of 3.6%.

The MMBI and China's Institute of Polar Research are considering a scientist exchange for participation in both countries' expeditions.

The seminar aims to promote indigenous traditional knowledge in medicine, showcasing successful practices and the application of traditional treatment methods to participants.

The development of a tourism plan began in February this year with the aim of unlocking the region's tourism potential.

Last year, the Murmansk port shipped 1.3 mln tons of cargo to Arctic ports.

A fiber-optic communication line (FOCL) is scheduled to be installed in Tiksi of Bulunsky ulus in 2025.

Over the past three-plus years, tourist flow to Karelia has shown a 2.5-fold growth.

The issue of creating a national project was raised by the Arctic Development Working Group.

The directive comes from District Governor Dmitry Artyukhov and was announced at the Council of Heads in December of the previous year.

Moving forward, the list is expected to be expanded with new facilities as proposals are agreed upon by regions and relevant federal executive authorities.

Considering the Synergy of the Arctic project, by 2025, fibre optic communication lines (FOCLs) equivalent to half the length of the equator will be laid in the republic.

The lectures will be delivered by experts in northern studies.

At present, the Concern manages 11 operational Russian nuclear power plants.

Yuri Borisov, the CEO of the state corporation, noted that in 2024, it is planned to address crucial issues related to communication and weather forecasting in the Arctic, and by 2025–2026, Roscosmos will be able to provide information for predicting and monitoring bioresources.

The project focuses on a mechanised method of recycling car tyres to produce rubber coatings.

Aleksey Chekunkov, head of the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic, said that the ministry considers one of the important results of the plan's implementation to be the involvement of the population, not only military personnel, which is important for better integration of families' life together.

The Korotchaevo – Novy Urengoy railroad section is part of the Northern Latitudinal Railway project.

If a vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency is detected, the patient will receive a personalised dosage free of charge along with the test result.

Viktor Ikonnikov, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Arkhangelsk Region, became part of the delegation from the Ministry for Development of the Russian Far East and the Far East Development Corporation.

At present, three nuclear vessels from Project 22220 are being used on the North Sea Route.

The first satellite of the highly elliptical hydrometeorological space system Arktika-M was launched into its target orbit in February 2021 and is fully operational.

In 2023, Rosatom reported that 1,218 navigation permits were granted for the North Sea Route waters, an increase from 1,163 in 2022. Of these, 115 were given to foreign companies, more than double the previous year's figure of 55.

Qualified professionals are prepared to accommodate at least 80 children per month, starting from the age of 1 year.

Mr. Tsybulsky also pointed out that the Arctic fleet needs to be updated.

The readiness of the icebreaker Rossiya is approximately 11%, and the fifth icebreaker of the LK-60 series will be laid down in the nearest future.

Tax revenues during the same period are expected to total nearly 21 trillion rubles.

An agreement has been reached on the exchange of staff and graduate students, as well as joint internships and expeditions, according to Ivan Bolotov, Director of the centre.

Long-term plans for comprehensive socio-economic development are expected to be approved soon for the agglomerations included in the list.

Nikolay Nakhodkin, Chairman of the Council of the Yakutsk Regional Branch of the Russian Union of Rescuers, stated that the Main Radio Frequency Center of Russia has allocated the necessary radio frequencies.

The Chinese delegation includes four tour operators.

The surge in cargo turnover was nearly half a million tons.

Depending on the size of the herd, farms can apply for assistance ranging from RUB 500 thousand to RUB 8 mn.

Hydrogen fuel, being more eco-friendly, can be used for self-generation.

In the Murmansk Region, production of biotechnological products from manure, dung and fish waste will commence.

The project of the research and education centre is developing a direction related to components and parts of equipment in the field of reverse engineering.

From the start of the season until the end of September 2023, transit traffic along the North Sea Route totalled 1.5 mn tons.

Almost 540 units of equipment were also shipped to the region.

This programme is available to married or unmarried borrowers under 36 years old who have at least one child under 19 years old.

The Rai-Iz mountain range emerged as the most frequented peak.

The 'Permafrost Map of YNAA' is being developed as part of a project aimed at forecasting permafrost degradation and automating the monitoring of frozen soil's load-bearing capacity under infrastructure projects.

The new LNG project in the Murmansk Region is expected to have three liquefaction lines, each with a capacity of 6.8 mn tons.

The monitoring system allows for tracking changes in permafrost and conducting necessary repairs in a timely manner.

Amid new economic conditions, the Antey Group is exploring new logistics avenues: the North Sea Route, road, rail and air transport.

The Pomors, known for their exceptional meteorology skills and meticulous weather research in the Arctic, have left behind omens and calendar proverbs that could aid in deciphering markings on ancient calendars, according to the expedition's press service.

Vladimir Putin has ordered an investigation into potential transportation discounts for new Arctic-based industries.

As reported by Novatek, Arctic Mix, a technology based on mixed refrigerant, has been patented for it.

Russia and China are working on an agreement for the Snezhinka Arctic station.

At the BRICS regional cooperation conference, Olga Bakhmet, Head of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, suggested using the organisation's scientific fleet.

The documents were transported to the Moscow Arctic Library.

Collaboration with Rosatom will enhance the environmental safety and resilience of the first Arctic container line, as well as aid in the decarbonisation of Arctic shipping, according to the company.

As per the President's outlined plans, by 2024, transportation via the NSR is expected to reach 80 mn tons.

For Norilsk, scientists have recommended the use of perennial grass seeds.

The authorities report that these districts are characterised by a sparse population and high potential for exploiting hydrocarbons and solid minerals such as manganese, chrome and copper ores, as well as zinc, lead and quartz.

Despite challenging economic conditions and logistical challenges, Russian Arctic fishermen are exploring new avenues for exporting crab products.

To boost their tourism services, entrepreneurs sought marketing assistance from the Cluster Development Centre of the Murmansk Region to create a website.

The new Regional Investment Standard from the Ministry of Economic Development aims to streamline the process of business scaling.

Work on the initiative has already begun, with specialists updating points for cruise tourists' embarkation and disembarkation.

There are 363 day camps, 12 stationary camps and 16 tent camps operating within the Arkhangelsk Region.

The project is part of the state program Scientific and Technological Development of the Russian Federation.

Special equipment for automatic temperature data transmission to the Roshydromet server will be installed in the well soon.

The ceremony was held during the state leader's visit to the Murmansk Region.

According to preliminary estimates, the adoption of the draft law 'On Northern Supply' at the first stage will reduce the cost of life-supporting goods by an average of 15%.

The head of state noted that for these territories 'it is necessary to prepare development master plans for the period up to 2035.'

The total investment in the project is RUB 5 bn.

Young northerners have the opportunity to talk to the Russian cosmonauts and ask them questions during the holiday organised under the Children of the Arctic programme at the Pearl of Russia camp in Anapa.

The manufacturer states it plans to produce 300 units of these vehicles each year.

The documentary consists of three short stories about the people of the Far North.

The project results will be applicable to all regions where transport between sparsely populated areas is complicated by climatic peculiarities and seasonal floods.

The company has ordered two or three more LNG tankers from another site for the Arctic LNG-2 project.

According to the head of the state corporation, Aleksey Likhachev, such orders are of interest to energy companies, among others.

It is being implemented on the premises of the aluminium smelter in Nadvoitsy.

The investment will amount to more than RUB 10 bn.

The project was created on the initiative of the region's head, Aysen Nikolayev.

Aleksey Chekunkov, Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic, has identified operational access to domestic satellite data as one of the main challenges that need to be addressed in the near future.

A total of RUB 2 tn will be invested in its development.

The Yamal deposits will be developed according to a unified plan.

The material was handed over for further recycling and disposal.

The district's entrepreneurs are implementing 82 projects with a total investment of RUB 26.9 bn.

Norilsk Voyage LLC, with the assistance of the Norilsk Development Agency (NDA), has become a new resident of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation.

On 10 May, Salekhard will host the international youth conference 'The Arctic. The Edge of the Future.'

The competition began in October 2022 with 158 companies from 39 regions of the Russian Federation, and 15 teams made it to the finals.

The Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area attracts workers from other regions and countries because of its higher wages and northern exoticism.

The Navarin and Ussuri motor vessels will carry 22,000 tons of containerised and general cargo of food and industrial goods.

The old ones are planned to be sent to the more difficult sections of the North Sea Route.

Total investment under the agreements is more than RUB 110 bn.

It is noted that there are many applications from Western countries as well.

It is a continuation of the Far Eastern Quarter programme.

Chernyshenko: Russia is ready to conduct research with Vietnam at Arctic research stations.

Aircraft will be on duty in the Murmansk Region in the summer.

Russia's Glavgosexpertiza has issued a positive conclusion for the development of a water area to receive and maintain icebreakers and cargo vessels near a coal terminal on the Taimyr Peninsula.

The event will take place on 11–12 May in Arkhangelsk.

The ABC-200 was developed by Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Rostec, for Russian Post's special project 'Unmanned Aerial Cargo Delivery.'

The authors of the initiative propose to fix in the law the notions of 'territories of northern supply' and 'territories with a limited timeframe for the delivery of goods.'

The construction of the main gas pipeline to Murmansk is being considered in conjunction with the development of the gas supply in the Republic of Karelia, through which this infrastructure will pass.

32 apartment buildings will be built during 2023–2024 in the districts of the Sakha Republic that are part of the AZRF.

Doctors have to travel in cars, all-terrain vehicles and helicopters to reach remote settlements.

The foundations for the city's collector and two sewage regulators, which ensure an even flow and treatment of wastewater, are now complete.

The Siberian Institute of Creative Industries Development will take part in promoting the crafts and trades of the northern peoples of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

The scheduled events include The Power of Colour tourist festival, timed to coincide with the closing of the winter skiing season in Kirovsk, the Arctic festival Teriberka and the Bering Strait festival in the Chukotka Region.

Volunteers from China, Serbia, Iran and Congo have indicated their willingness to take part in the third field season of a large-scale Russian public eco-project

The ichthyofauna of the northern seas has become 66% more diverse

Equipment of large capacity, scrap metal and bulky waste can only be removed by ice-class vessels.

The harvesting campaign and herd inventories in Komi reindeer herding farms have been completed.

The new AZRF resident also plans to produce cheeses based on classic recipes.

In 2022, 11,667 children were born in Yakutia.

Students are transferred to project-based learning.

The roadmap for the development of the port area was discussed at a meeting chaired by the head of Yakutia, Aysen Nikolayev.

Bus stops are equipped with infra-red heaters and 10mm-thick tempered glass.

Between 2023 and 2024, the government will allocate almost RUB 4 bn to create a digital ecosystem for the North Sea Route (NSR).

Chukotka Prospectors' Artel, a new FPV resident, will start developing the Bystrinskoye gold deposit in the Chaunsky district of Chukotka.

According to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, the funds will enable the construction and renovation of kindergartens, schools, polyclinics, cultural centres and sports facilities.

With the opening of winter navigation in the waters of the North Sea Route, logistics for Vostok Oil's oil and gas project resumed.

Yakutia's tin output in the first six months of 2022 was 360 tons, up 12% from 2021.

The Russian Environmental Operator has published a new ranking of regions by solid waste management efficiency

The plan is to build two tourist villages and several glamping sites, develop a network of hiking trails and landscaped paths to waterfalls and equip two airstrips for small aircraft.

By 2025, their number is to be reduced to seven.

Yamal is creating facilities for the proper storage, maintenance, and safe operation of Eco vehicles.

Alexander Guryev, professor at the Department of Pulp-and-Paper and Wood Chemical Production at the Northern Arctic Federal University, said they should replace the plastic ones.

In the Laborovaya village in the Priuralsky district of YNAA, the installation of a hybrid power plant powered by diesel, solar and wind energy has been completed.

In Yamal, 16 investment programmes are being implemented in the heat and power sector.

The Yakutian authorities will almost double funding for the state programme 'Preservation and development of state and official languages' in the region in 2023.

It will be completed on a special quay at the Baltic Shipyard.

A network of carbon polygons and carbon farms is planned in Yakutia, which will help the republic switch to a low-carbon economy faster, which in turn will reduce the amount of climate-altering greenhouse gases.

This is needed to ensure the production of propellers, said Marat Yeseyev, Scientific Director of the world-class Russian Arctic Research and Education Centre.

These include an oil and gas centre in Usinsk, a centre for the development of mineral resources and mountain tourism in Inta and a transport, logistics and industrial centre in Vorkuta.

The development allows defects to be detected up to 10% more often.

Students from the Arctic regions—pupils in grades 5–8—became participants in the Children of the Arctic programme of the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic.

Magnit retail chain has started test shipments of groceries and consumer goods via the North Sea Route (NSR) to St. Petersburg.

The region's head predicts that Chukotka would use 70% clean energy by 2030.

The authorities of the YNAA and PJSC Gazprom discussed the prospects for cooperation during a working meeting.

The Ural, universal nuclear-powered icebreaker, project 22220, under construction at Baltic Shipyard, St. Petersburg, has begun its sea trials.

Alexander Tsybulsky, Governor of Arkhangelsk Region, and Gadzhimagomed Huseynov, First Deputy Minister of the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic, during a working meeting, discussed the readiness of investors to implement major industrial projects as part of the creation of an advanced development territory in Pomorie.

The fleet of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute plans to increase by one more unit.

The government has extended the current Single Subsidy programme in the Far East to regions in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation.

According to Dmitry Livanov, Rector of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, a favourable state expert review of the project is expected in late 2022 – early 2023, after which construction of the facility will begin.

The Burlak all-terrain vehicles can now be equipped with a drilling rig. The innovation will make it possible to use the Russian all-terrain vehicle for year-round exploration work in regions with a harsh climate and in complete off-road conditions.

Yuzhnoye and Severnoye Ice Protection Structures will protect the water area from drifting ice that could damage berths and vessels.

A new investor in the Murmansk Region, Aurora, which has become the 500th resident of the AZRF, plans to build a year-round hotel and tourist complex.

Over the next few years, 14 helicopters, nine of which are designed specifically to operate in high latitudes, will join the EMERCOM's aviation force.

This summer, 127,000 tourists visited the Murmansk Region.

Programmers from the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) will develop a digital trading platform that will enable representatives of the indigenous peoples of the North to sell goods of traditional folk crafts online.

It is capable of arriving at the work site, drifting in the Arctic Ocean for up to two years and returning to port without the aid of an icebreaker.

On 17 September, Monchegorsk will host the Arctic Investor Day, which will showcase the investment opportunities of the city and the region, as well as the results of the Murmansk Region's Arctic benefits package and striking projects by residents of the Russian Arctic zone.

Admiralty Shipyards has commissioned the North Pole ice-resistant self-propelled platform (ISP), a research and expedition vessel designed for long-term drifting in the Arctic ice.

More than 3,500 people have received a total of 2,600 hectares of land under the Hectare in the Arctic programme since its launch a year ago. At the same time, the number of applications submitted by citizens exceeded 7,200, the Far East Development Corporation (FEDC) said.

A NAVigational TEleX (NAVTEX) shore station will be installed in the Chukchi port of Pevek to ensure safe navigation along the North Sea Route. It is designed to provide navigational and meteorological information. The construction project has been approved by Glavgosexpertiza Russia.

FSUE Rosmorport's diesel electric-powered icebreaker Viktor Chernomyrdin was granted the Passenger ship characteristic in the class notation. As of now, the vessel can be used for Arctic cruises, including trips to the North Pole, in a period free of statutory activity.

The first Skills Championship in northern professions will be held in Murmansk from 10 to 14 August. Participating will be 80 contestants aged 16 to 22, representing nine Arctic regions.

Participants in the plenary session 'Tourism in the Arctic. Rapid Development' at the Bering Strait International Festival will discuss ways to improve the tourism industry in the Russian North.

As part of the North Sea Route development, a needs-based programme for the construction of ice-class cargo ships until 2035 shall be created.

Production drilling has begun at the Payakhskoye field. The operations involve unique drilling rigs, designed for the harsh Far North conditions and manufactured at Russian machine-building plants.

An integrated plan for the development of the North Sea Route until 2035 was submitted for consideration by the Russian Government. It covers both infrastructure development and the construction of new icebreakers, the launch of satellites, the improvement of security systems, and the updating of meteorological technologies.

The Supervisory Board of the Chukotka advanced economic development territory chaired by the Governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Area Roman Kopin, attended by representatives of the Ministry of Far East and Arctic Development of Russia and the Far East and the Arctic Development Corporation, as well as federal and regional authorities, met in Anadyr.

On 19 July, the Icebreaker of Discoveries expedition, organized by Rosatom State Corporation, set off from the port of Murmansk. Participating are the winners of the Big Break competition.

The 7th Arctic Festival ended in Teriberka. This year's event broke the attendance record, set a year earlier.

The requirements for the total investment volume and the minimum number of jobs to be created were excluded from the conditions, the government decree says.

Leader Multifunctional Company (MC Leader LLC), a resident of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation, has concluded a contract with the Federal State Budget Institution Avialesokhrana and joined the fight against wildfires in Yakutia.

Every day, volunteers will ascend to a height of 1,000 m.

In 2016, employees of the Russian Arctic National Park discovered a unique vessel

The museum will exhibit the remains of the mammoth Tadibe, found in 2020 in the Seyakhinskaya tundra.

The presentation of the best tourist routes of the AZRF regions was held at the stand of the Ministry of the Russian Far East Development — 'The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue'.

The Arctic Settlement Design Code is a set of standards and codes of practice governing the appearance of the urban environment in the Arctic.

The aim is to monitor the anthropogenic load and the preservation of rock art.

It pays special attention to the ethnic factor in entrepreneurship.

The business programme of the stand includes more than 15 events.

Navigation on the North Sea Route will be carried out by Rosatom.

Since 1 August 2021, the largest number of applications for ‘hectares’ in the Arctic were received in the Murmansk Region, the Republic of Karelia, the Arkhangelsk Region and the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area.

A total of thirteen structures that are no longer fit for operation will be dismantled.

On 23–25 May, Yakutsk is hosting the Arctic: Territory of Development Conference on Ensuring a Comfortable Urban Environment.

The president of Russia noted the impressive achievements of Russian Arctic polar explorers at high latitudes.

RITM-200 is the seventh reactor of the 22220 series produced at the Machine-Building Factory of Podolsk.

Last year, it was visited by about 486 thousand people.

A total of 24.5 million rubles will be invested in the project, aimed at improving the tourist attractiveness of the region.

The company will provide face and body treatments, spa services, laser procedures, massage and hydro massage.

The president of the Russian Federation emphasised that Russia is open for joint work with all interested partners.

The President of the Russian Federation asked to specify the investment projects and obligations of cargo shippers in terms of volumes in the plan.

The total investment in these projects exceeds 1.3 trillion rubles.

Approximately 200 athletes from Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will take part in the international competition.

It took three months to prepare for the museum's opening.

Priority will be given to activities aimed at the development of investment projects.

A new resident of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation plans to create a modern storage infrastructure in Murmansk by the summer of 2025.

The initiative aims at providing information for supervision and management decision making and consolidation of knowledge about rare and endangered animal and plant species of the Arctic regions of Russia.

On 28 March, 39 Moscow schoolchildren went on a training ski hike in Karelia. Seven of them prepare to take part in the Great Arctic expedition to Cape Chelyuskin, the northernmost point of the Russian continent.

More than 8.1 thousand land plot applications were submitted within the Hectare in the Arctic programme. The contracts with 2.3 thousand citizens are already signed, reports the Russian Far East and Arctic Development Corporation (FEDC).

The AYAKS company will manufacture several dozen types of products, including fresh-frozen, dried, salted and smoked fish.

The Far East and Arctic Development Corporation has taken part in the round table Energy Security of the Far North and Far East Regions, which was held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation as part of the 7th international conference The Arctic: Sustainable Development.

From 1 March to 15 April 2022, the Severnoye Tushino park in Moscow will host a photo exhibition dedicated to the project Children of the Arctic. The images installed in the park's central square tell about the life of indigenous peoples of the North.

The newly available destinations will include Tyumen, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Perm, Kazan and Sochi

According to the World Meteorological Organisation, a meteorological observing station measured the record temperature on 20 June 2020, 'during an exceptional and prolonged Siberian heatwave'

According to Alexander Tsybulsky, head of the region, the sources of financing establishment of the new centre will be identified next year.

The reference names of the new towns are Biryusa, Lesosibirsk, Dubches, Turukhan, Norilsk, and Dikson

An emergency response centre has been set up to provide urgent assistance to vessels caught in difficult ice conditions

The Northern Department of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Rosgidromet) has opened several positions at polar weather stations in the Arctic Zone of Russia.

The programme has received around 4,000 applications

The Park will occupy the premises of the former headquarters of the 10th Army

Thanks to government efforts, small businesses will now find it easier to become residents of the Arctic Zone

"Ivan Papanin" will be high-speed in its ship class and will be able to overcome ice up to 2.1 m thick

Over 4 thousand applications for the Arctic hectare were received in two months, Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev reported in the Federation Council on Wednesday when speaking on the implementation of the Arctic Zone development strategy.

Aleksey Chekunkov, the head of the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic, said that starting from 2022 the nuclear-powered LASH carrier Sevmorput will perform voyages at least three times a year with a return to the point of departure

The missile cruiser submarine Orel and the strategic nuclear missile cruiser submarine Verkhoturye are taking part in the exercises

A new 2.5-thousand-hectare natural landscape park, Teriberka, is to open in the Arctic.

Camels have been found in one of the most remote northern regions of Yakutia's Arctic zone.

Discussions will be held on improving the quality of life of people living in the Arctic region

Presidential Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Trutnev: 2,600 Arctic Hectare applications have been received in a week

The official ceremony dedicated to the launch of the Children of the Arctic information portal took place at the Far East Development Corporation's presentation venue in Moscow.

The 60th AZRF resident has officially been registered in the region, ready to invest around RUB 13 mn in its project.

The participants will go on a 5-km trek to an ancient glacier located on the southern slope of the Rai-Iz massif.

A project to clean up the Arctic coastal zone is being implemented in Yakutia in line with the principles of a public-private partnership.

The project is aimed at offering recreation and entertainment activities to attract more tourists to the region.

Over the course of the year, 57 Murmansk projects received resident status, including private entrepreneurs.

It makes itpossible to allocate additional resources for the implementation of social tasks in the territory of the Russian Arctic

Ethno-tourism is one of the priority goals for the development of the macro-region

The Agency for Human Capital Development in the Russian Far East and the Arctic, together with Petrozavodsk State University and the Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov have estimated the staffing needs of the Russian Arctic zone's economy.

On 1 June 2021, an online service will be launched in the Arctic for the free provision of land plots for any non-prohibited economic activity and sea plots for aquaculture.

Alexey Vashkevich, Director for Technology Development of Gazprom Neft, notes that production remains profitable even at current prices

The terminal is scheduled to go into operation in March 2023

Using the service for any tour operator may be free to turn to professional consultants for marketing of tourism product

A new generation of deep-sea rescue vehicles adapted for Arctic operations is being developed for the Russian Navy, reported TASS news agency.

The capsule was left in the Arctic by a resident of Saint Petersburg during a polar cruise aboard the nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy

The projects were introduced by the governor of the Murmansk Region, Andrei Chibis

The Solovetsky Islands might become the pilot territory in which to introduce the concept of engaging private investment in the development of distributed power generation, in particular, that based on renewable energy, TASS reports

The Prime Minister of Russia, Mikhail Mishustin, signed a list of orders based on the results of his working trip to the Murmansk Region

More than a thousand earthquakes are recorded in the Arctic every year

According to the results of laboratory tests, its efficiency in ice conditions reaches 80%

The Human Capital Development Agency in the Russian Far East and the Arctic is currently finishing an assessment of the need for personnel in the Russian Arctic

A draft bill, submitted to the government for review by the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic, would entitle Russian citizens to receive plots of land in the country's Arctic region for free, to build homes or pursue whatever economic activity they see fit, TASS reports.

Formation of the Development Fund for the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation is to commence in January 2021, according to the recently enacted National Economic Recovery Plan for the Russian Federation, TASS reports.

The Far East Development Corporation and investors have entered the first agreements on projects in the Russian Arctic zone; investor projects had previously been approved by the Committee of the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic.

The document is designed to improve their quality of life

According to Zarina Doguzova, Head of the Agency, this proposal should be formalised in a new law on tourism

On the way, he will pass ice tests

The Ministry for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, based on the results of the interim monitoring of the law enforcement practice of the array of federal laws on state support for entrepreneurship in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, is preparing a number of amendments to improve the operating principles of the preferences.

Gazprombank will provide NOVATEK with a EUR 522 mn loan for the construction of two floating gas storage facilities in Murmansk and Kamchatka, the bank said. According to Kommersant, the barges are to be located in Murmansk and Kamchatka by the end of 2022.

The vessel is to undergo ice trials on the way

The federal budget will allocate more than RUB 5 bln for the implementation of the New Murmansk project.

The Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation are preparing the programme for Russia's chairmanship in the Arctic Council, which will include a series of events dedicated to the issues of indigenous minorities.

The Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic is developing a plan on adaptation to climate changes in the Russian Arctic, taking into consideration the damage to indigenous minorities' traditional economy.

On 13 July 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the array of federal laws on the system of preferences in the Arctic.

The Ministry of Development of the Far East and the Arctic, together with the Federation Council Committee on Federal Structure, Regional Policy, Local Government and Northern Affairs, is preparing a series of solutions to overcome the problems that the regional airlines of the Far East and the Arctic have faced due to coronavirus.

Yuri Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, held a meeting on the further development of the single-industry towns of Vorkuta and Inta of the Komi Republic.

The Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia supports the liberalisation of access of companies to the Arctic shelf, which was proposed earlier by the Ministry for Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic.

The Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East expects to achieve threefold, up to 3 million people a year, growth of tourist flow to the Arctic by 2035.

The Government allowed the use of foreign-flag vessels for coastal shipping in the Russian Federation if it is not possible to find Russian-flag vessels.

Novatek's first Arctic plant—Yamal LNG—has produced 30 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and shipped them to the global market.

The Russian Government issues an order for the construction of a new nuclear ship