Measures being taken to ensure defence capabilities.
Based near Anadyr, its role is to 'monitor combat readiness' of military units, survey terrain, and air patrols.
Permanent patrols commence led by the heavy nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy.
Russian officials refused to allow the vessel to enter the Northern Sea Route which Greenpeace dubbed 'a thinly veiled attempt to stifle peaceful protest'.
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and US secretary of state John Kerry will attend the May 14-15 Arctic Council in Kiruna, Sweden.
The Arctic was at the centre of world's attention in recent years, with the Nordic countries now on a steady, but a serious race for dominance in the region.