Royal Navy Monitors Russian Spy Ship Loitering Near NATO Exercise

Royal Navy Monitors Russian Spy Ship Loitering Near NATO Exercise

The Royal Navy reports that it is continuing to monitor the movement of Russian warships in the waters around the UK. While it is a regular operation...

Russian intelligence-gathering ship spotted in Outer Hebrides

Russian intelligence-gathering ship spotted in Outer Hebrides

Russian warship spying on Britain’s missile defences caught by Navy

A RUSSIAN warship was caught by the Navy spying on Britain’s missile defences. It was found lurking near the Outer Hebrides during Nato live fire tests on shooting down a Russian-style missile. Royal NavyRussian spy ship Yuri Ivanov is tracked by the Navy[/caption] Royal NavyHMS Hurworth shadowing warship Stoikiy in the Channel[/caption] Royal NavyHMS Hurworth and a helicopter during the alert[/caption] The Yuri Ivanov, a so-called Russian resea…

Royal Navy scrambled to monitor Russian ship loitering in UK waters

HMS Dragon closely monitored the Yuri Ivanov (Picture: SWNS) A Russian intelligence gathering ship was caught loitering in waters off Scotland for the second time this month, sparking a major Royal Navy response. Warships and helicopters scrambled to monitor the Yuri Ivanov in the Outer Hebrides shortly after a major NATO exercise, Formidable Shield, wrapped up nearby. HMS Dragon, a Portsmouth-based Type 45 destroyer, watched on and launched Mer…

Warships and Royal Navy helicopters have followed the activity of Russian ships in British sea waters for the second time this month, reports Royal Navy.

British ships and helicopters monitored Russian activity in the kingdom's waters.