An picture of the Russian spy ship Yantar, which is working off the northern coast of Scotland, is proven on a display throughout Defence Secretary John Healey’s speech on how the UK’s defence trade is delivering development and nationwide renewal throughout the UK, at No. 9 Downing Street in central London. | Photo Credit: Reuters
Britain’s Royal Navy and Royal Air Force (RAF) routinely shadow potential threats to nationwide safety, and such missions to observe Russian vessels and submarines have turn out to be extra frequent since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
Mr. Healey stated directing lasers at RAF pilots was “deeply harmful” and Britain was poised to react relying on the Yantar’s subsequent transfer.
“We have navy choices prepared ought to the Yantar change course,” Mr. Healey stated.
The Yantar, designed for intelligence gathering and mapping underseas cables, is presently on the sting of British waters, north of Scotland, he stated.
“This is the primary time we’ve had this motion from Yantar directed in opposition to the British RAF. We take it extraordinarily significantly,” Mr. Healey stated. “I’ve modified the Navy’s guidelines of engagement in order that we will comply with extra intently, monitor extra intently, the actions of the Yantar when it’s in our wider waters.”
Published – November 19, 2025 08:43 pm IST
