Russian frigate spotted in UK waters as Putin brazenly steps up his 'grey war'

With Russian equipment there is 50% or greater chance they will do that on their own

Thats funny

I see no shame. Just aim. Naturally we pick up the ones who are  forced to give up the worthless hull.

You mean ..."down"grade it? 😁 Okay sorry, back to my corner.

There's a British submarine in that photo, itching for the chance.

Tell him Ukraine did it.

"Ooops, sorry, a Ukrainian company working on drone development was testing in our waters. We told them we hadn't given Russia permission to operate in our waters. It would have been perfectly safe if Russia hadn't put a Russian warship in a weapons testing area without permission. These sorts of miscommunications do happen, and we continue to recommend that Russia coordinates all of their movements through official channels in the future to prevent any future accidents. The UK government and UK military takes no responsibility for what happened. Since what happened wasn't ordered by the UK, we have no way to prevent it from happening in the future. In unrelated news, we are offering an excellent tax incentive program for any other Ukrainian companies that wants to do tech R&D in the UK." Sigh, one can dream.

It would be a shame if we Swedes accidentally tested something new in the sea 😏

with our fleet of -6 ships

The story here is less the frigate itself, but more so that it went through the channel along with several shadow fleet ships and no one did anything about it. Considering the UK [just announced](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/shadow-fleet-set-to-be-interdicted-in-uk-waters-in-latest-blow-to-russia) that its armed forces can now board these shadow fleet ships, this isn’t really a good look.

Just look at the comments here. It works.

It wasn’t the channel. It was off of Essex?

Tragically effective. Everyone turns into a righteous warrior of patriotism.

I mean I feel like the fact that the Russian Navy can still access the channel without impunity or even a warning is a story in itself. Don’t really get how it’s “narrative manufacturing” when it really is something people should be knowing about. What do you propose instead? That people don’t know at all about the extent to how freely the Russian navy can access the straight? Obviously I’m not calling for the British to open fire, but it’s still an important story to keep the public informed.

Ah, the tractors of the sea. Russia's nemesis.

And perhaps a French one too. As long they don't bonk each other once again..

Wouldn't be the first time the Russians got in a shooting match with a British trawler fleet.

Russia exploiting the weird obsession with race in western countries.

If sonar picks it up, ASW torpedoes are going to be sent down the line of bearing before anyone gets to find out it's just a training round.

Or surround it and send it back to Polyarny

The repair ship’s presence was so close to critical UK infrastructure on Tuesday – the second month in a row that it has been observed at the same location – that it sparked a Nato monitoring operation involving a Dutch Royal Navy vessel, the *DSS Galatea*. The increased presence shows Russia’s maritime threat to the UK and its European allies is growing as Putin steps up his [**“grey war” with the West**](https://inews.co.uk/news/world/all-ways-russia-waging-grey-war-4089156?srsltid=AfmBOopsFS50LZqERnWiPR86RrLMNvoe8Edvs80zq-emnAKpePRtgCqV&ico=in-line_link), brazenly sailing sanctioned “shadow fleet” ships through UK waters, increasing fears they are interfering with vital undersea cables in the Baltic and Atlantic seas. The UK has some 45 undersea cables connecting Britain to other countries that carry essential power supplies and vast quantities of data, including financial information. Armed Forces minister Al Carns said: “As Russian warships continue to operate near our shores, our Armed Forces are there every day: watching, tracking and ready. “This round-the-clock operation sends a clear message: UK waters are protected, our sailors and aircrew are alert, and we will always defend our nation and its vital infrastructure.” # Putin steps up ‘grey war’ Last month, the head of the Royal Navy, First Sea Lord General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, warned that Britain and its allies needed the “collective combat power necessary” to deter Moscow at sea or risk a direct military confrontation. In January, the UK strengthened its legal position to detain sanctioned Russian ships near its waters and on 25 March, Starmer [**authorised military personnel to carry out forced boardings**](https://inews.co.uk/news/special-forces-seize-putins-tankers-uk-waters-4317844?ico=in-line_link). Keir Starmer said he was going after Putin’s shadow fleet “even harder”, and that Moscow “should be in no doubt” the UK will fight against Moscow’s illicit network of tankers. Since then, no ships have been seized, while hundreds of sanctioned tankers – an average of at least four a day – have sailed through the UK’s Exclusive Economic Zone, according to data provided by Starboard Maritime Intelligence. European allies are stepping up. Sweden seized a suspected shadow fleet tanker in the Baltic Sea on Sunday, the fifth such action this year. The Syrian-flagged *Jin Hui* was boarded while it traversed Swedish territorial waters after an investigation into its lack of seaworthiness, the country’s coast guard said in a statement. “The coast guard suspects that the ship is sailing under a false flag, given there are a number of irregularities concerning its flag status, and therefore does not meet demands for seaworthiness as set out in international regulations and agreements,” it said. The MoD has repeatedly said: “The UK keeps maritime activity in the Channel under constant review. Any enforcement action is considered on a case-by-case basis, in accordance with international law and domestic legislation. “We will not provide a running commentary or get into details of our decision-making process as this could compromise our ability to successfully take action against sanctioned ships, only benefitting our adversaries.”

Oh no, they're about to launch the nuclear armed penquin super soldiers on us, or was it dolphins. Like it matters. Biggest paper tiger on the planet.

Putin is sitting in a bunker shitting himself.

Hint of what?

Maybe if he hadn't done things like use nerve agents in a British country town then the UK wouldn't have taken such a firm line against him. As it is, payback for Salisbury continues.

Clearly you don't know anything about Churchill. Nor do you understand the European strategy in regards of the floating russian rust buckets.

He famously didn't even though there were very similar or worse tensions during the early Cold War. Churchill was Prime Minister during the Berlin Blockade when a conventional war with the Soviets wasn't all that unlikely and somehow he didn't go blowing shit up, it was resolved diplomatically and the world might be very different if it wasn't. Maybe I'm not very happy with all of the decisions our leaders around Europe have taken regarding the war, but this "Just sink it, it's what Churchill would've done!" isn't great either.