US EditionRussian spy ship currently on edge of UK waters, warns defence secretary
The Russian spy ship Yantar targeted RAF pilots with lasers while gathering intelligence on undersea cables, prompting the UK to deploy naval and air assets and prepare military options.
- This year, Defence Secretary John Healey said the Russian spy ship Yantar is on the edge of UK waters north of Scotland after entering the UK's wider waters over the last few weeks, monitored by a Royal Navy frigate and RAF planes as it directed lasers at pilots.
- Detailing the vessel's role, Healey said the Yantar is designed for gathering intelligence and mapping undersea cables and is part of a Russian fleet and programme run by the Main Directorate of Deep‑Sea Research .
- Healey added this was the second deployment this year for the Yantar, recalling his January warning that `That Russian action is deeply dangerous`.
- He warned Russia directly that the UK sees their actions and is ready if the Yantar travels south this week, framing tracking with allies as a demonstration of Britain's capability and `readiness to act`.
- Contextualising the warning, Healey linked recent global incidents with Chinese spies and 90,000 cyber attacks on the UK defence system, saying Britain must step up with hard power, allies and diplomacy.
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Russian ship aims lasers at RAF pilots as U.K. readies response | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
LONDON >> British defense minister John Healey said today that “military options” are ready should the Russian spy ship Yantar become a threat after it directed lasers at British pilots sent to monitor it.
A Russian spy ship entered United Kingdom waters and directed lasers to military pilots, the United Kingdom Secretary of Defense said Wednesday, while warning that the country was facing a “new era of threat” by hostile actors. During a speech in London, John Healey said that the Yantar spy ship was currently on the edge of the waters of the United Kingdom, north of Scotland, and that the ship was designed to “collect intelligence and map UK sub…
Christian Edwards, Catherine Nicholls, CNN - A Russian spy ship entered UK waters and directed lasers at military pilots, the UK defense secretary said Wednesday, warning that the country faces a “new era of threat” from hostile actors. Speaking in London, John Healey said the spy ship Yantar was currently just outside UK waters, north of Scotland, and that the vessel was designed to “gather intelligence and map the UK’s undersea cables.”
‘Putin increasing aggression beyond Ukraine’, says defence secretary
We spoke to Defence Secretary John Healey whilst he was visiting a new factory to manufacture AI powered underwater drones today in Plymouth. We began by asking him about the Russian spy ship which has been sailing near the edge of UK waters and what he meant when he said “we are ready” to respond.
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