A Royal Navy warship and P8 maritime patrol aircraft have tracked three Russian submarines, including two GUGI-class deep-sea vessels, attempting to survey undersea cables and pipelines in the North Atlantic during a month-long operation, UK Defence Secretary John Healey told a Downing Street press conference on Thursday morning.
Healey said the Russian activity took place while international attention was focused on the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, and that the Russian subs abandoned the mission without damaging any infrastructure.
