The submarine’s crew were carrying out a “routine inter-fleet transfer” in the Mediterranean Sea, the Russian navy said in a statement carried by Russian state news agency Tass on Monday. The navy said that under international law, submarines must break the surface when traveling through the English Channel.

Britain will acquire a fleet of underwater drones for minehunting as part of a £150m upgrade of the Royal Navy amid growing threats from Russia.

A ROYAL Navy destroyer has been deployed alongside NATO allies to tail a Russian warship in the Channel. Activated by NATO’s Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM), HMS Duncan rushed to shadow

The deployment of a naval task group to Southeast Asia is likely to help Russia strengthen ties with countries in the region.

Lithuania has claimed that two Russian aircraft entered its airspace without permission on Thursday—the third such accusation against Russia in the past month.

The Aleksandr Shabalin is a Ropucha-class landing ship serving in the Russian Navy. It was first introduced in 1985 and displaces up to 4,497 tons.

The vessel had its tracking equipment deactivated, indicating the vessel wished to avoid detection by Danish authorities.

The Swedish military deployed fighter jets and a warship to shadow a Russian submarine after it entered the Baltic Sea on Tuesday and continues sailing toward a Russian port.

Ukrainian sources have claimed that nearly a third of Russian warships have been disabled or sunk throughout the war.

The latest escalation comes as tensions sharply heighten between NATO and Russia, with Western allies accusing Moscow of waging an aggressive hybrid war against them. The Kremlin denies seeking conflict with NATO or Europe, though it says they are de facto at war in Ukraine due to the level of Western support for Kyiv's forces.