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Putin's Russian assault flotilla heads to English Channel - Royal Navy forced to intervene
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[quote:THE AMERICAN INQUISITOR:MV81MDE4MjExXzkxODk1NzU4X0RDM0M5M0Iz] [quote:Tess.:MV81MDE4MjExX0I0RDZEQjAz] A RUSSIAN amphibious assault warship is heading towards the English Channel.. According to AIS data from marinetraffic.com, five Ropucha-class landing ships and one Ivan Gren-class landing ship have been dispatached from Russia's Baltic fleet. It is believed the ships are en route towards the English Channel. Marineschepen reported the "supervision was then taken over by Belgian and British naval vessels". Three Ropucha-class ships were spotted moving through the Straits of Denmark on Monday. On Tuesday, an additional two Ropucha-class ships and the Ivan Gren-class ship also made the transit, according to UK Defence Journal. According to Armchair Admiral, the French Navy is also shadowing Russian vessels alongside the Royal Navy's HMS Dragon. https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1552764/putin-news-russian-ship-english-channel-royal-navy-hms-dragon (This is the Express though, which I don't usually trust) [/quote] Indeed true and is ongoing.. But it's still The Express.. That Bastion of British Journalistic Excellence.. [/quote]
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A RUSSIAN amphibious assault warship is heading towards the English Channel.. According to AIS data from marinetraffic.com, five Ropucha-class landing ships and one Ivan Gren-class landing ship have been dispatached from Russia's Baltic fleet. It is believed the ships are en route towards the English Channel. Marineschepen reported the "supervision was then taken over by Belgian and British naval vessels".
Three Ropucha-class ships were spotted moving through the Straits of Denmark on Monday. On Tuesday, an additional two Ropucha-class ships and the Ivan Gren-class ship also made the transit, according to UK Defence Journal.
According to Armchair Admiral, the French Navy is also shadowing Russian vessels alongside the Royal Navy's HMS Dragon.
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(This is the Express though, which I don't usually trust)
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