The Pechora Sea is an Arctic sea to the northwest of European Russia, forming the southeastern portion of the Barents Sea. It is bordered to the west by Kolguyev Island; to the east by Vaygach Island'

Operation Zarin was a German minelaying operation off the north-western coast of the islands of Novaya Zemlya in the Arctic Ocean. The operation was conducted between 24 September and 28 September 194