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Russian Subs in North Sea: UK Warns Moscow

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Russian subs infiltrated the North Sea, targeting key undersea cables and pipelines. UK forces tracked them for a month, deploying sonar buoys to deter any sabotage. The incident, following a Russian warships English Channel passage, raises concerns about UK military capabilities. Experts call for increased defense spending, with both Labour and Conservatives demanding a stronger Royal Navy. UK brass maintains Russia as the top threat, vowing to rebuild forces and monitor the northern flank.

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Russian Subs in North Sea: UK Warns Moscow

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UK News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Russian Subs in North Sea: UK Warns Moscow. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 10, Russian subs sneaked into the North Sea, eyeing our key undersea cables and pipelines. One attack sub led the way, backed by two spy minis from their Deep Sea Union. UK forces tracked them nonstop for a full month using a frigate, support ship, helicopters and planes. They dropped sonar buoys to spook the Russians off any sabotage, and all three vessels eventually backed off homeward, no damage done. This came right after a Russian warship escorted their sanctioned oil tankers straight through the English Channel. Experts are sounding alarms, saying it shows how stretched thin our military is, especially after pulling ships from the med during that Iran, flare up. Labor's former sea lord and security bigwig is pushing hard for defense spending to hit 3% of GDP right now, calling Putin out for. Grey zone warfare like this. Conservatives are piling on too, blasting the delay in the defense investment plan and demanding a beefed up world navy. Defense Secretary John Healey blew the lid off it publicly to warn Moscow we're watching every move.

UK brass insists Russia stays our top threat, even with Middle East chaos pulling focus. They're rebuilding forces step by step, keeping eyes locked on the northern flank to deter any funny business.

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