10 August 2026
Russian armada pushes east through the Arctic

What appears to be a record-sized Russian convoy is pushing east along the Northern Sea Route (NSR), far beyond the reach of Ukrainian drone attacks. The wider convoy also included some containerships, the biggest ship being the 27-year-old, 2,135 teu Tenda, underlining the increasingly bold use of the NSR, where weather can deteriorate rapidly, and …
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