US EditionRussian spy ship currently on edge of UK waters, warns defence secretary
The Russian spy ship Yantar targeted RAF pilots with lasers while gathering intelligence on undersea cables, prompting the UK to deploy naval and air assets and prepare military options.
- Defence Secretary John Healey warned that the Russian spy ship Yantar entered United Kingdom waters north of Scotland and directed lasers at Royal Air Force pilots, adding that military options are ready should it become a threat.
- The Yantar, designed for intelligence gathering and mapping undersea cables, is linked by British officials to the Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research .
- Healey said he changed the navy's rules of engagement to allow closer monitoring after the Yantar loitered off the northern coast of Scotland in the UK's wider waters.
- Healey told President Vladimir Putin `We see you` and warned Britain is ready if the Yantar travels south this week, while the Russian embassy in London denied targeting UK underwater communications.
- Linking the incident to threats against undersea infrastructure, Healey said Russia's fleet risks pipelines and cables earlier this year while outlining a 1.5-billion-pound investment plan for 13 potential munitions sites and more than 1,000 jobs.
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Russian ship aims lasers at RAF pilots as U.K. readies response | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
LONDON >> British defense minister John Healey said today that “military options” are ready should the Russian spy ship Yantar become a threat after it directed lasers at British pilots sent to monitor it.
A Russian spy ship entered United Kingdom waters and directed lasers to military pilots, the United Kingdom Secretary of Defense said Wednesday, while warning that the country was facing a “new era of threat” by hostile actors. During a speech in London, John Healey said that the Yantar spy ship was currently on the edge of the waters of the United Kingdom, north of Scotland, and that the ship was designed to “collect intelligence and map UK sub…
Christian Edwards, Catherine Nicholls, CNN - A Russian spy ship entered UK waters and directed lasers at military pilots, the UK defense secretary said Wednesday, warning that the country faces a “new era of threat” from hostile actors. Speaking in London, John Healey said the spy ship Yantar was currently just outside UK waters, north of Scotland, and that the vessel was designed to “gather intelligence and map the UK’s undersea cables.”
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