"Last week, it emerged that the Russian spy ship Yantar was spotted off the coast of Scotland and it used lasers to disrupt RAF pilots tracking its movements. Defence Secretary John Healey branded the Yantar's move "deeply dangerous" and warned Russia and its president Vladimir Putin: "We see you. We know what you're doing. We are ready." Healey said last week that there had been a 30% increase in Russian vessels threatening UK waters in the past two years."
"It is not the first time the Stoikiy has been in British territory. In May, the Royal Navy dispatched two vessels and the 814 Naval Air Squadron - also known as the "flying tigers" - to shadow the Russian warship as it sailed west through the English Channel to meet the Sparta IV and General Skobelev. The two merchant vessels were returning from the Mediterranean and the group headed back to the Baltic Sea, watched by HMS Hurworth."
Two Russian warships were intercepted in the English Channel by the Royal Navy. HMS Severn headed off the RFN Stoikiy, a corvette, and Yelnya, a tanker, as they sailed west through the Dover Strait. After intercepting the Stoikiy and the Yelnya, HMS Severn handed monitoring duties to a NATO ally off the coast of Brittany while continuing to observe from a distance and remaining ready to respond. The Russian spy ship Yantar was spotted off Scotland and used lasers to disrupt RAF pilots tracking its movements. Defence Secretary John Healey warned of a 30% increase in Russian vessels threatening UK waters and described the activity as evidence of Russian aggression impacting Europe.
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