The Kremlin is suspected of deploying the vessel to stalk the seabed, gathering intelligence that could be used in acts of ...

The British defense secretary told Parliament that the Yantar, which he described as a Russian spy ship, had come near ...

The Russian spy ship was intercepted by a Royal Navy frigate, HMS Somerset, as it sailed into the channel and headed north to the North Sea. RFA Proteus, a British multi-role ocean surveillance ship, ...

The Portuguese army is monitoring a Russian ship suspected of being on a spy mission near underwater telecommunications ...

Sailing off the south coast of England, the Russian trawler known as the Yantar carried its usual array of hi-tech equipment.

The Royal Navy has been monitoring a Russian spy ship after it was spotted around UK waters earlier this week, the defence secretary has told MPs. John Healey said the vessel, Yantar, was used for ...

The Russian ship Yantar was discovered in the vicinity of British submarine cables. Defense Minister Healey sent the navy and threatened Putin.

The UK Royal Navy (RN) has been stepping up its efforts to track and deter Russian surveillance activities as the Russian ...

The Yantar, which has been in service for about a decade, is a highly sophisticated spy ship, developed by Russia’s Main Directorate for Deep-Sea Research specifically to hunt for critical ...

Russia describes Yantar as an oceanic research vessel and it is operated by the country's Ministry of Defence. Western nations have often tracked the ship operating in European waters and they ...

RFA Proteus patrols near the Russian vessel Yantar in November Credit ... said Katja Bego, senior research fellow at Chatham House. That could have knock-on effects on international shipping ...