The ship entered British waters on Monday about 45 miles (72 kilometres) off the country's coast, with the Royal Navy dispatching two vessels to monitor it, Healy said. "It was detected loitering over ...

Britain said it monitored a Russian spy ship in the English Channel in recent days and would strengthen its response to ...

Just weeks later the Yantar returned to UK waters and the Royal Navy’s rules of engagement were changed to allow warships to sail closer to the spy vessel to monitor its activities. Defence ...

A Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine was deployed to warn off a Russian spy ship operating in the English Channel, the ...

A Russian "spy ship" was tracked by the Royal Navy as it entered British waters, UK Defence Secretary John Healey told ...

Addressing the House of Commons, defence secretary said the spy ship is currently in the North Sea having passed through ...

John Healey warned Vladimir Putin ‘we see you, we know what you are doing and we will not shy away from robust action’.

It’s the second time in three weeks the ship has shadowed Russian vessels past the UK, having been activated on Christmas Day to monitor the progress of corvette RFS Soobrazitelny. Direct from the ...

For the second time in just weeks, an alleged Russian spy ship has entered UK waters, the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on Wednesday. The Royal Navy will continue to track the movements ...

the Royal Navy has deployed Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset and patrol ship HMS Tyne to "monitor the vessel every minute through our waters". A P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft was also deployed ...

It comes after a Royal Navy submarine surfaced close to Yantar ... Finnish counterparts as the UK activated Nordic Warden - an advanced new AI system to help monitor the Russian shadow fleet and ...