The Smolnyy Perekop is designated as a training ship and is attached to the Russian Baltic fleet.
A Royal Navy patrol ship has been dispatched to shadow a Russian vessel through the English Channel.
The Portsmouth-based ship remained at sea on Christmas Day to monitor the Russian vessel, the Royal Navy said.
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