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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 9h

Kinzhal from MiG-31K, take off from Monchegorsk air base, target at Pemboi-range Komi Republic, launch somewhere in between, therefor all route closed off with Notam?

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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 1d

We mark the day together with journalists and experts from 🇺🇦🇳🇴🇷🇺 in Oslo with the 2-day event ‘Journalism in times of war – Anna Politkovskaya Days 2025’ together with @nhcno.bsky.social and @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
nhc.no/journalism-i...

Journalism in times of war - Anna Politkovskaya Days 2025

Against the backdrop of Russia’s ongoing full-scale war against Ukraine, we explore the challenges and responsibilities of journalism in times of conflict, as experienced both by journalists in Ukrain...

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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 1d

Vi markerer dagen med Anna Politkovskaya Forum i Oslo i lag med @nhcno.bsky.social og @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social med journalister og eksperter fra 🇺🇦🇳🇴🇷🇺 - Journalism in times of war.
nhc.no/journalism-i...

Journalism in times of war - Anna Politkovskaya Days 2025

Against the backdrop of Russia’s ongoing full-scale war against Ukraine, we explore the challenges and responsibilities of journalism in times of conflict, as experienced both by journalists in Ukrain...

nhc.no

Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 1d

Today marks the 10th anniversary since we restarted the Barents Observer as an independent journalist-owned newspaper after the repressive 🪆 Barents Secretariat tried to stop our basic journalist rights. October 7th is also dictator Putin’s birthday. Our fight for press freedom 🇳🇴🇷🇺 will continue 🥳🎉✍️🧑‍💻

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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 1d

Det er i dag 10 år siden vi restartet Barents Observer som en journalist-eid uavhengig avis etter at de repressive eierne av 🪆#Barentssekretariatet nektet oss å følge #Redaktørplakaten. 7. oktober er også diktator Putin sin bursdag. Kampen for pressefrihet i det 🇳🇴🇷🇺 grenselandet fortsetter 🥳✍️🧑‍💻

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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 1d

… Espen da, seriøs?

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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 2d

… ups.
Russia’s ‘window-pandemic’ continues.

Publisher of famous Soviet newspaper Pravda falls to his death

The secretive head of Pravda publishing house, Vyacheslav Leontyev, 87, plunged 70ft from his home in western Moscow .

www.dailymail.co.uk

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The Insider @theins.press · 2d

Anti-drone nets installed at Russian nuclear test site on Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, @thebarentsobserver.com reports

Satellite images taken Aug. 14 show three rows of fuel tanks covered with blue metal nets known as “cope cages.”

Anti-drone nets installed at Russian nuclear test site on Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, The Barents Observer reports

Russia has installed protective anti-drone nets over fuel storage tanks at the secret military settlement of Severny on the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, according to updated Google Earth images dated Au...

theins.press

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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 4d

🇺🇸 P-8 Poseidon on mission i the 🇳🇴🇷🇺 maritime border areas of the Barents Sea. Two of three Yasen subs are missing from base at Nerpitcha (Zapadnaya Litsa).

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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 4d

Pile foundations are set in the ground. 20x37 meter (740m2). Will be some kind of large building, or related facility.

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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 4d

A tunnel to watch: Located about 5 km south of Severny at the Central Test Site on Novaya Zemlya. Not a normal ☢️ detonation entrance. Some kind of building construction work started this summer next to the tunnels in the lower right corner.

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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 5d

"Det er farlig om folk sitter med en følelse av at regjeringen holder igjen informasjon," skriver froyg.bsky.social. Hun har helt rett. Støres hemmelig bidrar til nord-sør splittelse. Det er vår sikkerhet som trues når FSBs grensevaktfly krenker 🇧🇻 luftrom nær e-tjenestens lyttepost på Viksjøfjell.

Mer åpenhet, Støre

Danmark slår fast at Russland fører en hybridkrig mot dem. Det krever mer åpenhet fra den norske regjeringen fremover.

www.vg.no

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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 8d

It is not very often you see a smiling war-supporting top FSB officer on visit in a NATO country nowadays. We met one today. Not surprisingly, he refused to answer any of our questions.

Big smiles when FSB Major General Andrei Kudimov came to talk cooperation with Norway

A top meeting between the FSB's Border Directorate and the Norwegian Joint Headquarters today took place onboard a Norwegian coast guard vessel. The FSB boss remained silent when asked by the Barents ...

www.thebarentsobserver.com

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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 10d

Saw this when landing at Copenhagen airport. Said to be a XENTA-radar that can discover drones in a distance of up to 30 km.

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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 11d

My report from aboard the world's largest warship, USS Gerald R. Ford, this week at an undisclosed location in the North Sea.

Massive NATO show of force in Nordic region sends message to Russia

THE NORTH SEA: The Barents Observer was aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford on Wednesday as fighter jets took off for exercise bombing missions from the North Sea to the southern coast of Finland. The show ...

www.thebarentsobserver.com

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Frode Andresen @frodeandresen.bsky.social · 14d

Denne fra @thomasnilsen.bsky.social var veldig interessant.
Statssekretær Eivind Vad Petersson (Ap) svarer at de ville snakke med Russland først.

– Vi har derfor ønsket å gi Russland muligheten til å reagere på våre protester og gi tilfredsstillende svar før vi går ut i offentligheten.

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Alec Luhn @alecluhn.bsky.social · 15d

72% of Americans: “Global warming is happening”
Trump: Global warming is “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world … & I’m really good at predicting things”

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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 15d

Ladies and Gentlemen - the President of the United States of America is addressing important topics in times of trouble for the UN General Assembly.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d

Trump is now whining to the UN about the UN working with another developer and not him on their building

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The Barents Observer @thebarentsobserver.com · 15d

BREAKING: Russian aircraft three times violated Norwegian airspace, says PM Jonas Gahr Støre

Prime Minister Støre: Russian aircraft violated Norwegian airspace

In the period between April and August this year, Russian planes on three occasions violated the airspace over Eastern Finnmark, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre says.

www.thebarentsobserver.com

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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 15d

Det er altså først når NATO i pressemelding forteller om russiske krenkelser av 🇳🇴 luftrom i Øst-Finnmark at Regjeringen velger å informere norsk offentlighet. Hemmelighold av slik informasjon fra måneder tilbake kan i verste fall føre til økt mistro mellom nord og sør. www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...

Statement by the North Atlantic Council on recent airspace violations by Russia

www.nato.int

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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 15d

Det er oppsiktsvekkende at Regjeringen ikke tidligere informerte offentligheten om disse russiske krenkelsene av 🇳🇴 suverenitet. 🇵🇱🇸🇪🇫🇮🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹 forteller stort sett samme dag.
Støre bør forklare oss i Øst-Finnmark hvorfor han holdt tilbake info i månedsvis.
www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/n...

Norge slutter seg til Natos fordømmelse av russisk krenkelse av alliert luftrom

Nato har i dag samlet seg om en tydelig fordømmelse av russisk krenkelse av alliert luftrom. Samtidig gjøres det kjent at flere land har opplevd krenkelser av eget luftrom fra Russland den siste tiden...

www.regjeringen.no

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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 16d

Read our story with the 🇷🇺 soldier who after deserting from the war against 🇺🇦 made it up to the Kola Peninsula and walked for two weeks across the wilderness until he found a hole in the border-fence and ran over to 🇳🇴 at Grense Jakobselv.

“There’s no way back”

The story of the Russian soldier who deserted from the war in Ukraine and ran across the border to Norway after nearly two weeks in the wilderness.

www.thebarentsobserver.com

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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 17d

National Press Club Statement on Pentagon Restrictions That Threaten Independent Reporting

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 — National Press Club President Mike Balsamo today released the following statement on the Pentagon’s new pledge requirement for reporters: “The Pentagon is now demanding that jou...

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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 17d

The Pentagon demands journalists to sign a pledge not to obtain or report any information - even if unclassified - unless it has been expressly authorized by the government.

To be clear, as a reporter who is also covering different aspects of 🇺🇸 military, I will never sign such restrictions.

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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 18d

The ‘Window or Tea’ options seem to be getting competition from hunting rifle.

Rosatom Executive Tyunin Becomes 20th Top Russian Manager to Die Mysteriously

Alexander Tyunin, general director of a Rosatom subsidiary, was found dead near Moscow, adding to a series of unexplained fatalities among Russian executives.

united24media.com

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