The British Navy has tracked a series of Russian ships near its waters
31.08.2023 - 17:30
Royal Navy warships and patrol aircraft tracked a series of Russian warships approaching Britain.
The destroyers HMS Tyne, HMS Portland and the P8 Poseidon aircraft conducted an operation to monitor the movement of the Russian fleet in the waters near Britain, including in the North Sea and the North Atlantic, writes RBC-Ukraine with reference to The Guardian.
HMS Portland, based in Plymouth, and the aircraft worked together to monitor Russian ships, including the corvettes Boykiy and Grad, the cruiser Marshal Ustinov, the Udaloy-class destroyer Severomorsk and others.
A navy official said the large number of Russian ships was connected to Russia’s Navy Day, which was celebrated in St. Petersburg on July 30.
Britain’s submarine-hunting frigate and maritime patrol aircraft are an excellent duo for locating and monitoring operations, allowing constant surveillance from sea and air, he said.
“Once a ship or submarine is detected, the aircraft can report the position, allowing the warship to intercept and track,” he added.
HMS Tyne, based in Portsmouth, is said to have tracked three Russian ships on separate missions, including the Mercury, Steregushchy-class corvette and research vessel Akademik Nikolai Strakhov.
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