A Tu-160 strategic missile carrier bomber lands after performing a flight over the neutral waters of the Barents and Norwegian Seas, at an undisclosed location in Russia, in this still image taken from video released on Apr 26, 2023.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/russias-defence-spending-jumped-282-year-us26-billion-jan-feb-budget-data-3490271?cid=cna_flip_070214

Aug. 12, 2000 — The submarine Kursk sinks in the Barents Sea with 118 people aboard, setting off the first widespread criticism of Putin, who stayed on vacation early in the crisis and waited five days before accepting Western offers of help.

Source: https://www.mymcmurray.com/2023/12/08/key-events-in-vladimir-putins-more-than-two-decades-in-power-in-russia/

From aboard Geo Barents, MSF also witnessed first-hand blatant rights violations in which Italy and Malta failed to coordinate rescues and ensure assistance to those at risk of drowning, leading to delayed rescues or no rescue at all.

Source: https://www.africanews.it/english/european-union-eu-member-states-must-reverse-deadly-inaction-on-central-mediterranean-migration/

On April 29, a team of scientists sailed on a research vessel to the chilly waters of the Barents Sea in the Arctic.

Source: https://southafricatoday.net/environment/global-ocean-census-aims-to-find-100000-marine-species-in-10-years/

Russia's new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile recently test-launched from a nuclear submarine in Barents sea.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.com.au/putins-invincible-very-expensive-hypersonic-missile-has-major-limitations-expert-reveals-1844485?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution