Royal Navy warships and RAF jets follow Russian aircraft carrier past the white cliffs of Dover once again as the vessel returns from a brutal bombing campaign in Syria.
- Admiral Kuznetsov is surrounded by a Russian fleet including the Pyotr Veliky cruiser in the Channel today
- But it is being ‘man marked’ throughout by the Royal Navy Frigate HMS St Albans and RAF Typhoons
- The Russian fleet deployed to the Mediterranean for a bombing campaign in support of President Assad
Vladimir Putin’s huge aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov skulked past the white cliffs of Dover today closely escorted by the Royal Navy as it sailed home to Russia after its bombing campaign in Syria.
A squadron of RAF Typhoon warplanes were deployed to monitor the ageing Soviet-era vessel from the air as it passed menacingly close to Britain accompanied by the nuclear-powered cruiser Pyotr Veliky and support ships.
The flagship – branded the ‘ship of shame’ – entered the UK ‘area of interest last night’ and is due to pass the white cliffs of Dover at around lunchtime today.
Equipped with missiles, anti-aircraft guns and torpedoes, the 55,000-ton carrier will be continuously escorted as it skirts around the UK and into the North Sea before heading back to Russia.
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