Royal Navy warships and a helicopter spent three days tracking Russian Navy vessels and sanctioned cargo ships in an "intense" operation in the North Sea and English Channel. HMS Duncan, HMS St Albans and HMS Severn used radars to monitor four vessels last week, while a Merlin helicopter provided surveillance from the sky. "Since that successful operation, we have seen Russian shadow fleet vessels increasingly forced to change their routes, imposing significant cost and delays to their journeys," Gen Sir Gwyn Jenkins, the First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, said. It comes as data shows Royal Navy activity to monitor Russian movements is up 25% so far this year compared to 2025. During the August operation, the Royal Navy warships including a Type 45 destroyer and a Type 23 frigate, tracked Russian destroyer Admiral Levchenko as it escorted sanctioned cargo vessels General Skobelev and Sparta south through the North Sea and into the English Channel. The Royal Navy said Russia was "forced" to respond with "costly military resources" including the frigate Neustrashimy. A statement said a Nato ally then took over monitoring off the coast of France, without specifying the country.
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