British Navy shadows nine Russian warships around the UK

RAF planes took part in the operation

A sailor on board HMS Severn monitors Vasily Bykov and in the background submarine Stary Oskol Picture: British Navy/PA

Nine Russian warships have been monitored by the British Navy as they sailed in waters around the UK in the past two weeks.

The ships have included a surfaced submarine, a destroyer, a corvette and a patrol ship along with their supporting tugs and supply ships travelling in the English Channel, Celtic Sea and the west coast of Scotland.