RUSSIAN NAVAL ACTIVITY The RN has warned of increasing Russian activity in UK waters. During July, the Navy spent 21 days monitoring Russia’s ships. Naval operations to monitor Russian activity increased 25% in July compared with July 2025. In its annual report published July 2026, the MOD said that RN vessels had been activated 116 times in the year to March 2026 shadowing 61 Russian warships and 28 merchant ships around the UK. This was a 30% increase in Russian naval activities over the previous two years. On a visit to Babcock at Rosyth for a briefing on the Type 31 frigate programme, Defe…
