Russia has announced artillery firing as part of the large-scale naval exercise "Kumzha-2024." The maneuvers will take place 4 nautical miles (8 km) from Grense-Jakobselv (a deserted settlement in the Finnmark province on the coast of the Barents Sea). Norway will put its forces near observation post 247 on high alert, the Western publication Army Recognition wrote.
The Administration of Seaports of Western Arctic announced a coastal warning from June 4 to 6. The message indicates that it concerns artillery firing.
Neither the NOTAM (NOtice To Air Missions) nor the coastal warnings specify whether the artillery fire will be conducted by warships of the Northern Fleet or ships of the FSB Coast Guard.
According to the publication, Russia has repeatedly conducted maneuvers near Grense-Jakobselv. Given the current geopolitical situation, the current exercises have alarmed Norway.
Army Recognition writes that the live-fire exercises will be conducted north of the Kola Peninsula. From May 31, the airspace over the Kola Bay from Severomorsk to the Barents Sea has been closed.
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