Royal Navy scrambles warship as Russia sends nuke armada to stalk UK coast
Credit: PA:Press AssociationThe Russian destroyer Vice Admiral Kulakov pictured sailing towards the North Sea yesterdayThe Russian support tanker Kama pictured yesterday sailing to join the flotillaFive Russian warships plus two support vessels popped up today in the waters off the UK and all are equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles.
A UK defence source said told The Sun this morning: "We are aware of a small number of Russian vessels which are exercising around the UK and are monitoring the situation closely.” Now, navy chiefs have scrambled a Type 23 frigate armed with harpoon anti-ship missiles to shadow the dangerous Russian flotilla.
A source told The Sun that the Russian warships converged in the North Sea from their multiple bases in a deliberate show of force.
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