The British Royal Navy has been repeatedly called upon to shadow and track Russian navy ships in the English Channel, scrambling its high readiness frigate to intercept a quartet of military vessels.
Newsweek: Russian warships in English Channel force British navy to scramble for third time in a month
A crew member stands on the deck of the Russian Navy's Buyan-class missile corvette Serpukhov during the International Maritime Defence Show in Saint Petersburg on June 28.
