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The IndependentFriday, 10 April 2026
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We see you: Putin warned over spy subs in UK waters
Defence secretary John Healey reveals Royal Navy tracked three Russian submarines on a covert surveillance mission targeting data-sensitive cables and energy pipelines in North Atlantic – and taunts Moscow: ‘Putin failed’
The paper focuses on proactive national security measures, framing the UK's tracking of Russian vessels as a successful deterrent and highlighting the assertive rhetoric of the Defence Secretary.
Western intelligence agencies have frequently highlighted the vulnerability of undersea communications cables and energy pipelines to sabotage. This incident details a specific operation where UK forces intercepted Russian submarines capable of such disruption.
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