Britain deployed military vessels to prevent any attacks on cables and pipelines by Russian submarines which spent more than a month in and around British waters earlier this year, its defence minister John Healey said on Thursday. "To President Putin, I say 'We see you. Britain sent warship and patrol aircraftHealey said the Russian operation involved an Russian Akula class attack submarine and two specialist submarines from Moscow's Main Directorate for Deep Sea Research (GUGI). After detecting the Russian vessels passing into international waters, Britain sent a frigate, a support tanker and a maritime patrol aircraft to monitor their movements. The Russian embassy on Thursday rejected claims by Britain that Russian ships pose a threat to the UK's critical underwater infrastructure, the Russian state news agency TASS reported.

Source: The Telegraph April 09, 2026 13:45 UTC