Russia, oil tanker
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LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Britain's Royal Navy shadowed Russian vessels sailing through the English Channel in a two-day operation coordinated with NATO allies, the navy said on Friday, as the military alliance steps up monitoring of Russian shipping.
Royal Navy ships and aircraft were deployed to monitor Russian naval vessels passing close to the UK during a two-day operation in the English Channel, as NATO allies tracked Russian units returning from the Mediterranean.
UK warships and aircraft have been activated to meet the Russian corvette Boikiy and accompanying oil tanker MT General Skobelev as they sailed towards the North Sea