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Evening Standard
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David Hughes

Royal Navy submarine used to warn off Russian spy ship loitering over cables

RFA Proteus monitoring Russian ship Yantar in November 2024 (Royal Navy/PA) - (PA Media)

A Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine was used to warn off one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spy ships operating around UK waters.

The hunter-killer submarine was ordered to surface close to the Yantar after the Russian vessel was caught loitering over critical undersea cables.

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