Russia has mapped five new Arctic islands that were first spotted by a student using satellite imagery. The islands, which are on the coast of the remote Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Arctic ...

Russia Arctic Map (Mike Nudelman/Business Insider) To support the new military bases, many of which are old Soviet bases that are being reopened or modernized, the Kremlin is upgrading its ...

Four Arctic experts say it would take the West at least 10 years to catch up with Russia’s military in the region, if it chose to do so. “The Arctic is currently a dark area on the map ...

The map shows exactly where Russia is building its bases, and reveals the continent-wide scope of Russia's militarization of its northern coast. And it shows how intense Russia's Arctic focus is ...

A Russian Arctic expedition has mapped five small islands in the far north, discovered by a student analysing a glacier's retreat in satellite photos. Before Marina Migunova's discovery in 2016 ...

More than half the Arctic's coastline is Russian territory and in the last six years Moscow has built more than 475 military bases along its northern border.

Map of Arctic routes. NOAA Image. Russia’s military presence in the Arctic peaked during the Soviet era and new increases to defense spending have expanded operations in the region, ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin's FSB fears China is "trying to encroach on" Russian territory, a leaked document alleges.

As this new map at Foreign Policy shows, Russia is prepared to back up those claims. By 2015, it had established six new bases north of the Circle, including 16 deepwater ports and 13 airfields.

"Russia, the only non-NATO littoral Arctic state, has made a military buildup in the Arctic a strategic priority, restoring Soviet-era airfields and ports and marshaling naval assets," the guide adds.

More than half the Arctic's coastline is Russian territory and in the last six years Russia has built more than 475 military bases along its northern border, according to The Economist.