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Russian military plants a flag on the nation’s northernmost point

It's the third flag of its kind placed on the Franz Josef Land archipelago.

By Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer September 11, 2019
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A military expedition has installed a Russian flag on Cape Fligeli, the northernmost piece of land in the Russian Arctic.

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