Sky News: the frigate "Intrepid" conducted exercises off the coast of Great Britain
The Russian frigate "Intrepid" conducted combat exercises with firing off the coast of Great Britain. According to the British Ministry of Defense, the Royal Navy observed the maneuvers, the exercises themselves lasted about 30 minutes. A Sky News source called this an "extremely unusual" phenomenon and suggested that such a move could be a warning to the new British Prime Minister, Andy Burnham. However, the Kremlin urged not to look for any hints in the exercises.
On July 20, the ship of the Russian Navy "Intrepid" conducted live firing exercises in international waters off the coast of Great Britain. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom.
"The Russian warship, which was monitored by the Royal Navy, conducted live firing exercises in international waters about 40 nautical miles (about 74 km) away.Ru") south of Plymouth. The Royal Navy has been monitoring these exercises throughout their duration and continues to closely monitor the actions of the ship and is ready to ensure the protection of the national security of the United Kingdom," the Daily Mail quoted a statement from a representative of the department.
The publication added that the actions of the Russian frigate were monitored by the patrol ship of the British Navy HMS Tyne and a French military aircraft, which contacted the crew of the Intrepid to clarify its intentions. Before the start of the exercise, the Russian vessel notified a British Navy patrol ship of its plan to conduct artillery firing and asked it to move to a safer distance, which it did. The exercises themselves lasted about 30 minutes.
A warning to London?
A Sky News source called the maneuvers of a Russian ship near the British coast an "extremely unusual" phenomenon. According to the interlocutor of the TV channel, the exercises could be "not too veiled message... to the new British leader,"Andy Burnham, as he officially assumed the post of Prime Minister of the country on July 20.
Military expert Vladimir Evseev in an interview with the newspaper.Ru" expressed a similar opinion.
According to Yevseyev, London should understand that Russia "will not show excessive restraint now."
At the same time, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the exercises with the participation of the Intrepid, said that hidden overtones should not be sought in them.
"All exercises, all actions of our warships are carried out in strict accordance with international law, maritime law. Therefore, there is no need to see any hints here," he clarified.
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