British forces shadowed Russian warships and planes in past week

Britain’s armed forces have shadowed Russian warships and planes in the past week, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed.

The Royal Navy followed a Russian attack submarine and corvette through the Channel and RAF jets were scrambled to monitor two Russian aircraft.

HMS Iron Duke, a type 23 frigate, monitored the progress of the Novorossiysk, a kilo-class submarine, and its supporting tug as they passed through the Dover Strait, before a similar operation to shadow the Stoiky, a corvette, and a tanker.

Patrol ship HMS Tyne was also involved in the operation to monitor the Stoiky.

On Wednesday, two Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth were scrambled to intercept a pair of Bear-F maritime reconnaissance aircraft which operated near the UK without entering UK sovereign airspace.