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Royal Navy Intercepts Two Russian Ships in English Channel
HMS Severn shadowed Russian vessels through the Dover Strait and English Channel before NATO took over, amid a 30% rise in Russian naval activity near UK waters, the Ministry of Defence said.
- On Sunday, HMS Severn intercepted the Russian corvette RFN Stoikiy and tanker Yelnya as they transited the Dover Strait into the English Channel, the Ministry of Defence said.
- The MoD said the rise was marked by a 30% increase in Russian naval activity near UK waters over two years, with Yantar operating near northwest Scotland this year to gather intelligence and map undersea cables.
- Conducting a round-the-clock shadow, HMS Severn maintained continuous overwatch as the pair moved west through the English Channel and later handed monitoring to an unidentified NATO ally off Brittany, France.
- Britain and NATO deployed three RAF P-8 Poseidon aircraft to Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, while Healey pressed for higher defence spending to boost jobs and growth on Wednesday.
- These events come amid a series of recent intercepts, including HMS Duncan tracking Vice Admiral Kulakov and HMS Iron Duke monitoring Novorossiysk, while the Defence Select Committee warned the government is moving at a "glacial" pace.
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