Russian Warship Spotted Patrolling English Channel as Royal Navy Watches On

On Saturday, the British Royal Navy and their NATO partners sprang into action after spotting a Russian warship navigating through the English Channel, as reported.

Near Plymouth, England, UK warships encountered the Russian frigate named Admiral Golovko with one of their own destroyers, assisted by a naval helicopter, as reported by the Royal Navy.

"[HMS] St. Albans is maintained at an extremely high state of readiness to deploy whenever and wherever the country requires us for safeguarding our homeland and its adjacent seas," stated the commanding officer of the ship, Matt Teare.

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“HMS St. Albans is currently operating as part of a NATO Task Group and the regularity of Russian activity around the United Kingdom reinforces the vital importance of continuous integration with our allies and partners,” Commander Teare said.

The RFN Admiral Golovko was sailing through the Channel on its way back to its main base in Severomorsk after completing naval exercise Friendship Bridge 2025 in the Mediterranean Sea, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense .

The Admiral Golovko is described as a multipurpose ship and is armed with missiles designed for missions in offshore maritime and ocean zones, the Ministry claimed.

Two other Russian ships were traversing the busy waterway, including RFN Soobrazitelny and Russian tanker Kola, both which were monitored by joint NATO forces, the Royal Navy reported.

In March, yet another Russian warship journeying from Syria was detected by the Royal Navy as it passed through the Channel. the Sun reported .

The ship Baltic Leader was thought to be part of the "Syrian Express" — a supply line from Russia to the conflict-ridden Middle Eastern nation where former Vladimir Putin associate Bashar al-Assad maintained control until recently, according to that source.