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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ben Mitchell

SHOCKING: Royal navy destroyer shadows russian warship in english channel - You Need To See This

A Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan (background) shadowing Russian destroyer Vice Admiral Kulakov as it sails through UK waters in the English Channel (Royal Navy/MoD Crown Copyright) - (PA Media)

A Royal Navy destroyer and helicopter have monitored a Russian warship as it sailed through UK waters in the English Channel.

Portsmouth-based HMS Duncan was operating under the command of Nato as it monitored the destroyer Vice Admiral Kulakov – the first time such an operation has been undertaken.

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