A Russian ship which was trying to spy on Britain’s undersea cables and critical infrastructure has been forced out of UK waters by a Royal Navy submarine.
Defence Secretary John Healey told MPs he had given the green light for a Royal Navy nuclear-powered sub to surface to force the spy ship, Yantar, away.
It came into waters in the North Sea last year in November, and returned on Monday, where it was closely monitored from UK shores.
It has now passed out of the Strait of Dover and is now in Dutch waters, Mr Healey said.
Defence sources said it was proof Russia may be planning a direct attack on our underwater cables – effecting energy and communications.
It’s thought it was in UK waters for around 24 hours this week.
Mr Healey issued a direct threat to President Putin, saying: “We see you, we know what you are doing and we will not shy away from robust action to protect this country”, after telling MPs about the Russian spy vessel’s movements.
The Yantar is a part of Russia’s maritime intelligence operations, and is thought to be trying to gain information about Britain’s undersea cables.
He added: “Let me be clear, this is a Russian spy ship used for gathering intelligence and mapping the UK’s critical underwater infrastructure.
“Yantar entered the UK exclusive economic zone about 45 miles off the British coast on Monday. For the last two days the Royal Navy has deployed HMS Somerset and HMS Tyne to monitor the vessel every minute through our waters.
“AI changed the Royal Navy’s rules of engagement so that our warships can get closer and better track the Yantar. So far, the ship has complied with international rules of navigation.”
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So we fire storm shadow missiles into Russia but it just ain’t fair if Russia parks a spy ship in international waters obviously mapping the underwater cables but it’s ridiculous
Should not have made 'Azov sea 100 year deal'.
LBC really wants WW3, these old farts won't go to the front line, I wish they did, they would quickly change their BS…
The UK has been provoking Russia for ages, ie. firing missiles into Russia..
And by sending Storm-Shadow missiles to Ukraine, u think that wasn't provocation
UK HMG has committed numerous acts of war by using a proxy (AFU) to fire cruise missiles at Russian civilian and military infrastructure. UK HMG and UK Armed forces aren't going to avoid return fire retribution actions forever.
Uk has been a POS Russia has the right to defend itself. Remember Nordstrom and the Crimean bridge. UK destroyer is a joke
Freedom of navigation
As M.Gove was wont to say about 'experts' there are too many of them
So many here are just going to pretend like the west aren't the ones who started undersea infrastructure sabotage in the recent past? Like they never blew up Russias North stream gas pipeline!!! Can dish it but can't take it. Russia is just continuing what they started. I mean Biden even openly said on live TV he was going to destroy North stream and he wasn't alone. Cry babies yapping for being given a taste of their own plans, they should have thought about thier infrastructure before destroying that of others. Not so fun when on the receiving end!? All was pretty okay before North stream sabotage. If they at least took accountability, we'd living differently now, in stead they pretend nothing happened… Some of us are still sobar to understand something changed from that day on.
NATO has 4-5 times the troops, aircraft, naval vessels and armored vehicles as russia. russia has one aircraft carrier. nato has 16 aircraft carriers. an attack on one nato state would invoke article 5 and all 32 members would be at war with russia. russia doesnt stand a chance of winning such a war.
Tiny Britain Hahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Why? For the same reason they've done it for the last 75+ years.
Mountain. Molehill.
Because they know the current UK government are incompetent.
More western nonsense, go Russia 🇷🇺 from Britain.
You provoked Russia by supporting zelensky corrupted lunatic and giving weapons and taxpayers money to Ukraine.
Trump is justifying Ukraine invasion by Russia, with his proposals of annexation of Panama, Canada and Greenland
UK should be taught a lesson
O shut up. Its the other way round. Stay out of their business
Why are British ships in the black sea and Baltic who blew up nordstream who supplies and funds Ukraine what idiots 😂😎
Sorry what did China, Iran, North Korea do provoke UK? Is this British officer or US senator?
The submarine was just showboating nonsense. We have only five operational submarines some of which have been mothballed for years. There were long periods last year when we had no submarines at sea at all.
Why was UK jets patroling Russian Air space and the Uk war dhips patroling the Black Sea
✝️error
Isn’t this what we do as in UK and US do to Russia and china
Why are western views so misleading and one sided do we have something to hide
Fake news , nato is provokes Russi ,peoples all over the whole world knows that , you can not fool the people any more!!!
Image Russian missiles being fired into little Britain, because British storm shadow missiles are being fired into Russian territory by Britain's proxy.
Crying babies. Be careful about your reckless behavior towards Russia.
Another Propaganda and Misinformation Channel
Russia doesn’t stand a chance against the western nations. Don’t take us on Putin.
Britain is so innocent while they want to have a military base in Ukraine. Boris Johnson the former British PM sabotaged peace plans in April 2022. BORIS JOHNSON’S MESSAGE TO UKRAINIANS ON APRIL 9, 2022: WE MUST CONTINUE THE WAR On April 9, 2022, Boris Johnson arrived unannounced in Kiev and told the Ukrainian president that the West was not ready to end the war. According to Britain’s Guardian on April 28, PM Johnson had “instructed” Ukrainian President Zelensky “not to make any concessions to Putin”“Ukrainska Pravda” reported on this in detail in two articles on May 5, 2022. April 25, 2022, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. wants to use the opportunity to permanently weaken Russia militarily and economically in the wake of the Ukraine war. According to the New York Times, the U.S. government is no longer concerned with a fight over control of Ukraine, but with a fight against Moscow in the wake of a new Cold War.
Two navy ships circling around it now just off Gothenberg
U.k be pumped navy watch putin 😮
Rusun in uk waters why 😮
Makes sense now !!! Starmer is payed by russia , and its allies to disrupt the UK!!!😮
Do you send your ship to spy on Russia ? If you have ever done that it's pay time for Britain