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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nadeem Badshah and PA Media

Navy says it is spending 25% more time monitoring Russian vessels around UK waters

The Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich sails at sea, monitored by a distant Royal Navy ship
HMS Mersey tracking the Russian Admiral Grigorovich frigate. Photograph: UK MOD Crown copyright/Royal Navy/Reuters

The Royal Navy has warned of increasing Russian activity around the UK’s waters after it spent 21 days in July monitoring Moscow’s ships.

Naval operations to monitor Russian vessels increased by 25% last month compared with the previous year, with warships making repeated voyages through the strait of Dover and the North Sea.

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