Royal Navy Intercepts Russian Spy Ships –- Healey to Putin: 'We see you. We know what you're doing'

Depiction of a River Class Patrol Vessel (Credit: Official Image from UK Royal Navy via royalnavy.mod.uk/equipment/ships)

KEY POINTS

• HMS Severn shadowed two Russian ships sailing through the Dover Strait as UK intelligence concerns grow.
• Defence Secretary John Healey accused Moscow of mapping undersea infrastructure and targeting RAF pilots with lasers.
• A suspected Russian sonar tracking device was found off Wales, raising fears of covert surveillance in UK waters.

The UK government has issued a blunt warning to Moscow after two Russian vessels were intercepted in the English Channel, amid growing concerns about espionage targeting Britain's undersea infrastructure.