Russian spy ship enters British waters and shines lasers at military pilots

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/19/russian-spy-ship-british-waters-lasers-military-pilots-defence

Russian spy ship enters British waters and shines lasers at military pilots

Defence secretary reveals details of recent incursions as he warns UK is facing ‘new era of threat’ from hostile countries

Kiran Stacey Policy editor
Wed 19 Nov 2025 08.12 EST

A Russian spy ship has entered British waters and shone lasers at military pilots, the defence secretary has said, as he warned the UK was facing a “new era of threat” from hostile countries.

John Healey said on Wednesday that the Yantar surveillance ship had crossed in and out of the UK’s exclusive economic zone multiple times in recent weeks, not for the first time this year.

Unlike on that previous occasion, Russian sailors started directing lasers at British military pilots who were monitoring them, in what UK officials said was a significant escalation.

In a speech delivered from Downing Street, Healey said: “As I speak, a Russian spy ship, the Yantar, is on the edge of UK waters, north of Scotland, having entered the UK’s wider waters over the last few weeks. This is a vessel designed for gathering intelligence and mapping our undersea cables.

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[Lovie777]

1. Russia gonna attack Europe now?.....

They’re already attacked Poland’s railway.

[SamuelTheThird]

5. They (presumably) have been flying drones in Belgium, Germany, and Sweden

[Blue Full Moon]

2. Seen this recently

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/state/washington/article283961973.html

[mahina]

3. I hope the pilots are alright.

They could have been blinded.


There’s Ship hanging around here too ( in Hawai’i)

We ought to be able to legally fire on them if they try to blind our pilots.

[EYESORE 9001]

4. My submarine nearly ran over a Russian 'fishing trawler'

It was a known spy vessel, and it was cutting a zigzag course directly in front of us. It once zigged when it shoulda zagged and nearly got hit broadside. Fucking Russians!