Overview
- Defence Secretary John Healey disclosed Thursday that UK forces, working with Norway and other allies, tracked three Russian submarines near critical cables in the North Atlantic for about a month.
- The submarines included one attack boat and two intelligence‑gathering vessels that operated in or near UK waters before leaving the area.
- A Royal Navy warship and a Royal Air Force patrol aircraft maintained round‑the‑clock surveillance with allied support.
- The UK reported no evidence of damage to undersea cables or pipelines and said additional checks with partners are underway.
- In separate reporting, a Russian frigate escorted two sanctioned tankers through the English Channel after late‑March UK seizure powers were announced, a move the Kremlin said aimed to guard against piracy.