The Navy has concluded a three-day operation which saw three warships track two Russian naval vessels and two sanctioned cargo ships as they navigated the North Sea and English Channel.
A separate British naval vessel, HMS Mersey, was also shadowing the Russian replenishment ship Akademik Pashin as it transited the same waters.
The operation was the latest in a series of missions aimed at deterring Russian vessels belonging to its so-called “shadow fleet” from transiting through UK waters.
It comes as the UK and European allies step up efforts to combat sanctions evasion by Russia, including through seizures of vessels, in a bid to curb Moscow’s ability to fund its invasion of Ukraine.
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