US EditionRoyal Navy Shadows Russian Submarine Through English Channel
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary monitored the Russian submarine during a 3-day mission to maintain presence and track naval movements, marking the second such deployment this year.
- In a three-day mission, RFA Tidesurge shadowed RFS Krasnodar as it transited from the North Sea into the English Channel, returning in Portland afterward.
- The Ministry of Defence said maintaining an overt presence was central to Tidesurge's mission, and the government says Russian naval activity around the UK has risen by 30%, which Moscow disputes.
- The Russian group sailed with Krasnodar on the surface despite heavy weather, accompanied by tug Altay, newly commissioned corvette RFS Viktor Veliky, tanker General Skobelev, and a Merlin M2 helicopter from Atlantic Flight, 814 Naval Air Squadron ready for anti-submarine operations.
- Royal Navy units continued to shadow the group until Ushant, where the French navy and a NATO ally took over, with commanders calling the operation a show of presence and deterrence.
- This year, the RFA repeated deployments with RFA Tideforce monitoring Russian vessels in February, linked to Defence Secretary John Healey's Atlantic Bastion programme amid critics citing HMS Iron Duke's dry dock and resource strain.
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A Russian submarine has been escorted through the English Channel for three days. The British Navy, together with NATO partners, responded attentively and warned Moscow clearly after recent provocations.
The Royal Navy announced that it had been tracking for three days the Russian submarine "Kilo Krasnodar" and the tug "Altay" sailing in the English Channel.
A tanker was sent after the Krasnodar, which was sailing westward through the English Channel.
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