THE Royal Navy scrambled sea and air power to escort three Russian “spy ships” through the English Channel.
One of the ships was previously revealed to be plotting sabotage missions against UK infrastructure.
SWNSA Wildcat helicopter kept close watch from the skies over Admiral Vladimirskiy[/caption]
PARussian landing ship RFN Alexander Otrakovsky was also shadowed on Tuesday[/caption]
HMS Cattistock and a Wildcat helicopter were deployed to “keep a constant watch” over the Russian Admiral Vladimirskiy vessel.
Russia claims Admiral Vladimirskiy is a scientific research ship, but in 2023 it was unveiled as a spy ship – suspected of planning to cut UK power supply and internet cables.
This mission was quickly followed by another – as two more Navy ships rushed to escort two further Russian boats.
One of these was the Russian landing ship RFN Alexander Otrakovsky – which can be used for beach invasions.
The second two Russian ships were returning from the Mediterranean.
HMS Cattistock’s Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Rob Garner, said: “Cattistock has escorted a number of Russian warships and government-owned vessels through UK waters in recent weeks and months.”
He added that the string of successful missions demonstrated “the Royal Navy’s operational readiness and steadfast commitment to UK security at sea”.
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SWNSHMS Cattistock shadowed Admiral Vladimirsky in the channel[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
