Royal Navy vessels chase Russian warships across English Channel as Putin sparks war fears.
ROYAL NAVY vessels followed Russian warships across the English Channel last night, amid mounting fears of war with Russia.
Two Russian ships, RFS Marhsall Ustinov and RFS Adml Kulakov passed through the English Channel last night. They were shadowed by HMS Kent and HMS Mersey, according to military analysis platform Navy Lookout. This came after a fleet of Russian ships entered the Channel yesterday.
There has been speculation that the ships may be travelling to the Black Sea in order to participate in an invasion of Ukraine.
But the Russian military recently announced that they are planning to stage a military exercise 240km to the South West of Ireland between 3 and 8 February.
The Russian ships left the Baltic Sea region yesterday, preceded by another three the day before, news outlet The Drive reported.
In recent days, Russian vessels have been escorted by numerous EU forces.
Three of the Russian vessels were escorted through international waters by a helicopter and a vessel from the Royal Netherlands Navy, while en route to the Channel.
Supervision was then taken over by Belgian and British forces when they arrived at the Channel.
At least one French ship is also understood to have been dispatched to monitor the Russian vessels.
This comes amid mounting fears of war with Russia, as Mr Putin has built up 100,000 troops on the border with Ukraine.
But speaking to the Daily Mirror, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence said that escorting Russian ships is "common practice". russian warships english channel,russian warships in english channel,uk navy chases three russian warships,british warship shadows russian navy vessel in the english channel,russian spy ship is in the english channel,royal navy shadows 9 russian warships,us navy warship tracking russian vessels,russian warships,english channel russia,russia warship,russian warship,world of warships,naval fortress world of warships,history channel,russia warships,royal navy
