Russian spy ship directed lasers at UK military pilots, Defence Secretary says

Evening Standard

The Russian spy ship Yantar is operating on the edge of UK waters and has directed lasers at pilots of surveillance aircraft monitoring its activities, the Defence Secretary has said.John Healey said Britain “is ready” to respond, with “military options” drawn up if the ship heads south, in a warning to Russian president Vladimir Putin.The vessel, designed for gathering intelligence and mapping crucial undersea cables, is loitering off the northern coast of Scotland, having entered wider UK waters over the last few weeks.

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00:00As I speak, a Russian spy ship, the Yantar, is on the edge of UK waters north of Scotland,

00:14having entered the UK's wider waters over the last few weeks.

00:18This is a vessel designed for gathering intelligence and mapping our undersea cables.

00:24We deployed a Royal Navy frigate, an RAF P-8 planes, to monitor and track this vessel's every move,

00:35during which the Yantar directed lasers at our pilots.

00:40That Russian action is deeply dangerous.

00:43So my message to Russia and to Putin is this.

00:46We see you, we know what you're doing, and if the Yantar travels south this week, we are ready.

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