British Aircraft Carrier 'burns' Russian Spy Ship Near NATO Forces

The incident occurred in the Norwegian Sea.

During a large-scale NATO exercise in the Norwegian Sea, a British aircraft carrier group and allies tracked the Russian reconnaissance ship Yuri Ivanov.

The British aircraft carrier strike group tracked the Russian reconnaissance ship Yuri Ivanov in the Norwegian Sea during the "Dynamic Mongoose 2026" exercise. This was reported on the official X-account of the carrier group.

The footage, dated May 21, shows the British Type 45 destroyer operating close to the Russian vessel. The report noted coordination between the aircraft carrier strike group and NATO's Standing Maritime Group SNMG1.

According to NATO Maritime Command, the Russian ship was escorted by the Portuguese frigate NRP Dom Francisco de Almeida and a Merlin Mk2 helicopter from the British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales.

The Yuri Ivanov reconnaissance vessel is designed to collect signals intelligence and monitor the activity of NATO fleets. Its appearance near the Alliance's forces came shortly after the end of Russian nuclear exercises in the Barents Sea, during which ballistic and cruise missiles were launched.

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