British Navy tracks Russian 'spy ship'
The Russian Embassy in London denies allegations of threatening undersea cables in Britain and NATO countries, following UK defense minister John Healey's accusations of Russian 'malign activity.' Britain has increased monitoring of Russian ships,
Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umierov has held a meeting with his British counterpart John Healey during a working visit to the UK. Source: Umierov on Facebook, as reported by European Pravda Details: Umierov said that the main topic of the talks with Healey was to agree on plans for bilateral cooperation in 2025 in key security areas.
The British navy said Wednesday that is ramping up measures to protect its waters from secret Russian operations after identifying a Russian spy vessel in UK waters for the second time in weeks.
The Russian Embassy in London said that Russia posed no threat to undersea cables in Britain and other NATO countries, after UK defence minister John Healey accused Moscow of "malign activity" at sea.
Gravehawk has been retrofitted to fire air-to-air missiles that Ukraine already has, the UK MOD said. It's a possible solution to a major problem.
The British defense secretary told Parliament that the Yantar, which he described as a Russian spy ship, had come near Britain’s coast for the second time in a few months.
Defence Secretary John Healey has underscored the growing threat posed by Russia, describing it as "the most pressing and immediate threat to Britain".
The attack came as South Korea’s military said North Korea is preparing to send more troops to join Russia ’s fight against Ukraine, despite Pyongyang suffering a high rate of losses among its existing deployment of 11,000 and seeing some of its soldiers captured.
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president ... urged Sir Keir and John Healey, the current holder of the role, to make the commitment. Mr Shapps, Mr Healey’s predecessor, told The Telegraph ...
The UK authorized the British submarine to surface closely to the Russian vessel to warn it off, British defense secretary Healey said.
The Russian ship Yantar was caught prowling UK territorial waters, equipped to sabotage undersea cables and conduct covert surveillance.