"We deployed a Royal Navy frigate and RAF P-8 planes to monitor and track this vessel's every move, during which the Yantar directed lasers at our pilots. That Russian action is deeply dangerous. This is the second time this year that this ship, the Yantar, has deployed to UK waters. My message to Russia and to Putin is this: We see you. We know what you're doing. If the Yantar travels south this week, we are ready."
"It is part of a Russian fleet designed to put and hold our undersea infrastructure and those of our allies at risk. It isn't just a naval operation. It's part of a Russian programme driven by what they call the Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research, or GUGI, and this is designed to have capabilities which can undertake surveillance in peacetime and sabotage in conflict."
The Russian intelligence vessel Yantar is operating on the edge of UK waters off the northern coast of Scotland and is capable of gathering intelligence and mapping underwater sea cables. Royal Navy and RAF assets, including a frigate and P-8 surveillance aircraft, were deployed to monitor and track the vessel. During patrols the Yantar directed lasers at pilots, an incident that occurred within the past two weeks. The ship has deployed to UK waters twice this year. The vessel is linked to the Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research (GUGI) and has capabilities for peacetime surveillance and potential sabotage against undersea infrastructure.
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