Navy shadows Russian ships

ROYAL Navy warships have once again shadowed a Russian task group as it sailed through the English Channel, as the four Russian ships were carrying cargo back from the eastern Mediterranean.

- By ELLA KIPLING

The British ships included the Devonport-based Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset and minehunter HMS Cattistock, supported by RFA Tidesurge and Navy helicopters.

A Navy spokesman said: “As the Russian ships sailed east through the Channel and the North Sea towards the Baltic Sea, the Royal Navy ships deployed powerful sensors and launched the Merlin and Wildcat helicopters to report on every move.”