Navy says it is spending 25% more time monitoring Russian vessels around UK waters

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The Royal Navy has warned of increasing Russian activity around the UK’s waters after it spent 21 days in July monitoring Moscow’s ships. Naval operations to monitor Russian vessels increased by 25% last month compared with the previous year, with warships making repeated voyages through the strait of Dover and the North Sea. Offshore patrol vessels HMS Tyne, HMS Mersey and HMS Severn, alongside Wildcat helicopters from 815 Naval Air Squadron and Merlin submarine-hunting aircraft, were deployed throughout the month to shadow Russian frigates Neustrashimy and Admiral Grigorovich, which are tasked with escorting so-called “shadow fleet” tankers. Last month, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in its annual report that…

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