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Based on 10 verified sources covering Finland:

Meet Denis Kurilov, second person with an FSB background at Russia's Consulate General in Kirkenes In Kirkenes, the Russian consulate increasingly resembles a branch of the FSB border service: staff without diplomatic status live in the consulate bui... [1]

Hours before the onslaught, Putin's Ambassador to Norway honoured Russian soldiers during visit to border town Kirkenes The top diplomat laid down flowers at a local 2WW memorial in praise of Russian war bravery. [2]

Russian seamen walk streets of Kirkenes in military-looking uniforms You could easily believe you met Russian soldiers wearing winter uniforms with the tricolor flag on the chest. [3]

Russian diplomats stir up emotions in Norwegian border town Kirkenes On Moscow's 'victory day,' visiting Russians from the nearby Murmansk region tore down a Ukrainian anti-war poster and participated in a patriotic gathering organised by the local R... [4]

We are building a journalism exile hub in Kirkenes. It will strengthen knowledge on Russia and the North The Barents Observer teams up with UiT The Arctic University of Norway in a project on exile journalism and knowledge development in the borderla... [5]

“If this route is closed, families would be torn apart” How a small Russian bus in the Norwegian border town of Kirkenes has become the last hope for people from all over Europe. [6]

“The trust is gone” - tensions on the rise in Norway after more restrictions for Russian fishing vessels. Video documentary and article about Russian fishermen, residents of Kirkenes and Norwegian businesses caught in political turmoil of the war. [7]

Russian fishermen violated shore leave regulations, took the skiff towards area with military restrictions Crew members from Murmansk-based trawler “Melkart-5” is fined by police after they lowered a small boat on the water and left the harbor area i... [8]

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