UK Defence Secretary John Healey has reported {that a} Russian spy ship, the Yantar, has been noticed in UK territorial waters once more.

Supply: John Healey throughout a speech within the Home of Commons, as reported by European Pravda, citing PA Media

Particulars: Healey mentioned the Yantar is now within the North Sea, however earlier than that, it handed by way of UK waters.

Because it did so, the Russians had been flanked by the Royal Navy ships HMS Somerset and HMS Tyne on the defence minister’s directions.

Quote from Healey: "A Russian spy ship has been tracked this week within the English Channel by a Royal Navy warship – simply weeks after it was caught loitering over essential undersea infrastructure in UK waters."

Particulars: Healey famous that Russia makes use of the Yantar to "collect intelligence and map the UK's essential underwater infrastructure".

Quote from Healey: "We all know what you’re doing [Putin], and we is not going to draw back from sturdy motion to guard Britain."

Particulars: The Yantar is formally labeled as an auxiliary normal oceanographic analysis vessel with underwater rescue capabilities. It stories to the Russian Ministry of Defence and isn’t a part of the Russian Navy.

Open-source intelligence analysts have proven that it could possibly deploy deep-sea automobiles and has repeatedly operated within the neighborhood of seabed infrastructure.

Background: In November 2024, the Yantar was additionally noticed off the coast of Eire in an space the place essential underwater infrastructure is positioned.

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