Russian spy vessel enters UK waters for second time in six months
www.pravda.com.ua
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:52:20 +0200
UK Defence Secretary John Healey has reported that a Russian spy ship, the Yantar, has been spotted in UK territorial waters again.
Source John Healey during a speech in the House of Commons, as reported by European Pravda, citing PA Media Details Healey said the Yantar is now in the North Sea, but before that, it passed through UK waters.
As it did so, the Russians were flanked by the Royal Navy ships HMS Somerset and HMS Tyne on the defence ministers instructions.
Quote from Healey A Russian spy ship has been tracked this week in the English Channel by a Royal Navy warship just weeks after it was caught loitering over critical undersea infrastructure in UK waters.
Details Healey noted that Russia uses the Yantar to gather intelligence and map the UKs critical underwater infrastructure.
Quote from Healey We know what you are doing, Putin, and we will not shy away from robust action to protect Britain.
Details The Yantar is officially classified as an auxiliary general oceanographic research vessel with underwater rescue capabilities.
It reports to the Russian Ministry of Defence and is not part of the Russian Navy.
Opensource intelligence analysts show that it can use deepsea vehicles and has repeatedly operated near seabed infrastructure.
Background In November 2024, the Yantar was also spotted off the coast of Ireland in an area where critical underwater infrastructure is located.
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