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Royal Navy tracks Russian ‘spy ship’ closely after it enters UK waters

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Royal Navy tracks Russian ‘spy ship’ closely after it enters UK waters



Defence secretary tells Commons the Yantar had been ‘mapping the UK’s critical underwater infrastructure’A Russian “spy ship” was tracked closely by the Royal Navy this week after it entered UK waters on Monday and passed through the Channel at a time of heightened concern about the safety of undersea cables.The defence secretary, John Healey, told the Commons on Tuesday that the Yantar, a Russian vessel engaged in “mapping the UK’s critical underwater infrastructure”, had passed through British waters for the second time in less than three months. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/22/royal-navy-tracks-russian-spy-ship-closely-after-it-enters-uk-waters

Author : Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Publish date : 2025-01-22 15:11:59

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