The Royal Navy and RAF have shadowed Russian ships through the English Channel.
HMS Iron Duke and HMS Tyne were deployed to track four Russian vessels through UK waters.The RAF sent jets to intercept a Russian strategic bomber on Wednesday.The Ministry of Defence said a six-day operation "hand-in-hand with NATO allies," was launched with the Portsmouth-based frigate HMS Iron Duke shadowing the Kilo-class submarine Novorossiysk and its supporting tug Evgeny Churov through the Dover Strait and into the Atlantic.
" The six day operation involved constant collaboration with NATO allies as the HMS Iron Duke tracked the Kilo-class submarine Novorossiysk and its supporting tug Evgeny Churov through the Dover Strait and into the Atlantic.Escort duties began in September when Canadian warship HMCS Shawinigan escorted the diesel-powered submarine and her support vessel as they sailed from the Baltic and headed across the North Sea.
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