# Royal Navy spent three days tracking Russian vessels in UK waters

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- The Guardian, 2026-08-29 13:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/29/royal-navy-tracking-russian-vessels-uk-waters-channel-north-sea

> The Royal Navy carried out an intense 72-hour operation last week, using radar to monitor four Russian vessels travelling from the North Sea towards the Channel. Three warships and a Merlin helicopter took part, while the destroyer Admiral Levchenko escorted two sanctioned cargo ships towards Dover. Officials warned that Russia’s shadow fleet remains an unacceptable security risk.