10 russian warships off uk coast

The two Russian vessels in the video released Wednesday are the first the military has announced operating off Hawaii since the new year. Russia has repeatedly denied that it is planning an invasion and instead demanded that NATO bar Ukraine from membership. The comments below have not been moderated, By Is Harpoon totally ineffective against Russian ships or just a bit old? It comes after UK dfence chiefs said yesterday they fear Putin will opt for the 'nightmare scenario' of a full invasion of Ukraine as tensions rise towards tipping point. Whilst the Canada and now Mexico border problems are now very real indeed. Douglas you are as delusional as can be in your explanation (Bidens fault) for why this is happening. A distraction for poor ratings at home possibly. Merkel should not have abandoned Germanys nuclear power generation capability, and become so reliant on Russian gas. Their speed, range, persistence on station, sensors stealth and firepower make them the modern day battleships, only vastly more effective. the less we have to do with the ukraine the better. Im not entirely sure how/where you have Ur info ref Astutes having v limited Comms when dived from? Didnt Bidens Son in law have an interest in the Ukraine (monetary) ? We in the West lost sight of the long term strategic goal of the US is remaining the sole superpowewr. ", DON'T MISS:Vladimir Putin braced for Kremlin 'ultra-nationalists' mutiny[REPORT] West puzzled after Putin evacuates warships and submarines from region [REPORT] UK tanks to cause 'real problems' for Russia on Ukrainian frontline[REPORT]. You act like the US has nothing to prepare for or be cautious with and we can throw our weight around like Panama in 1989. Count on enhancing economic & financial cooperation. George Allison Leading to our militaries being optimised for fighting second rate foes. I'm sure there will be no decision about [Ukraine] without [Ukraine],' he wrote. View our online Press Pack. Without OHT you are randomly chucking missiles out down a bearing and hoping the target is somewhere within the seeker head basket for the terminal homing. Apart from Qaswem Soleimmani. I doubt it. I stand by my comments and time will tell. The Coast Guard said the ship is . means nothing until they are in the fleet, weve got more warships but the admiralty and the M.O.D cant see beyond their arrogance 5 more rivers given the thai navy upgrades to their batch 2 KRABI i.e a 76 otto melara rapid fire gun which was chosen ahead of the raytheon ram 116 system two extra 30mm cannon located aft of the bridge wings with the option of martlet sometime in the future otions to fit harpoon, these are real warships and we should do the same and designate them as corvettes or light frigates add 5 more warships to todays number of 19, then, 24 ships soundsRead more , reasonable place to forward base a t31 maybe. Spot on Johnathan, nothing beats the smell of Cordite when doing a spread or up ladder SU shoot. Certainly surprised Germany seems so acquiescent about potentially putting itself back on the front line with only Poland as that buffer again. The volume of gas supplyable through Nordstream 2 is roughly equivalent to the entire energy use of UK or another large European country. 'We have information that indicates Russia has already pre-positioned a group of operatives to conduct a false flag operation in eastern Ukraine,' she said. He said the countries were 'united in their resolve' against Russian aggression. If a shooting war were to start, the Astutes would be at sea ready to start shooting, its what they are for, granted we dont have enough of them, a situation that wont be rectified until SSN(R) comes of the pipeline at the earliest. Murdaugh is heckled as he leaves court, Two Russian tanks annihilated with bombs by Ukrainian armed forces, Ukraine soldiers shoot down enemy drones with drones of their own, Dozens stuck in car park as staff refuses to open gate for woman, Missing hiker buried under snow forces arm out to wave to helicopter, Insane moment river of rocks falls onto Malibu Canyon in CA, Fleet-footed cop chases an offender riding a scooter, Isabel Oakeshott clashes with Nick Robinson over Hancock texts. In such a febrile atmosphere, the risk of a misunderstanding or unplanned escalation is greater, and Russia could use such an incident as a casus belli. Just to keep us on our toes. The USA didnt pick UkraineRead more . Once there they re establish the picture. Its all well and good having such weapons, but they arent much good without good accurate targeting information. Next time round-Hillary Clinton vsRead more , Grandpa Biden has been engaged with the Pentagon bigwigs and was informed that Troops had already been pulled out of Vietnam .Now have your 40 winks and Cocoa, You cant blame Trump for this. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the reporting was based on 'unfounded' information, according to the TASS news agency. Yep, putting a heavy weight anti ship missile in a cruise ship would be the ultimate fuck up and hand a victory to Russia. In new training drills yesterday, three dozen Russian warplanes including Su-34 fighter-bombers, Su-25 attack aircraft and MiG-31 fighter-interceptors flew from airfields in Perm, Krasnoyarsk, Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions. . Any toys the RN requires would magical appear on the Quay side, and the funds suddenly available. Again, your assessment that putting 2,000 US troops into Ukraine before the status quo has changed, would not have detered 100,000+ troops amassing on the border or the worldwideRead more . However, the IDF has a long standing policy of refusing to confirm or deny allegations ofRead more . But at various times four navy frigates were deployed. Kyiv might also be provoked into attacking by the separatists who could then ask Russia to send troops to help, he said. Hi Ron. His views were backed by Labour leader Keir Starmerwho tweeted on Saturday: To protect our values and our security we must be steadfast in our opposition to Russian aggression. By teatime at least during the cold War the surface arm of the RN was given 7 days before lights out 6 days more than the RAF , only the Army faired better indefinitely if resupplied ? Irish defence forces have been monitoring the activity of Russian warships that on Tuesday made a U-turn off the country's coast. why? "The crew conducted an exercise to repel the means of an air attack of a simulated enemy in the Norwegian Sea.". Assassinations of nuclear experts. So many completely underestimate the complexity and difficulties of achieving the kill chain with Anti ship missiles. Several missiles now fit the bill, but you still need to get round the issue of targeting information before you send it/them on their way. Find out more. Any commander in defence now has Russian forces to the North, East, South and West; it could all get very tasty. Their problem then, as now, in terms of getting into the EU, was/is corruption. I didnt think anyone could be worse than Trump. Etc, etc. Russian warships seen acting unusually off Irish coast To what end? He may lose power after a disastrous foreign adventure. Protect their own borders through forward defence. Also the Blockade the Atlantic Iceland gap. Germany was starved to death in WW1 by the blockade of the North sea and WW2 bomber command destroyed its industrial might. I think you have hit the nail on the head. Here's why a Russian warship is 90 miles off US coast in Cuba A source familiar with the Russian Defence Ministry's thinking said this was the most likely scenario if Moscow decided to attack, but that he was unaware of any such decision. Officialssaid last week that Russia had deployed agents trained in sabotage and urban warfare to launch a 'false-flag' attack on proxy forces, providing the pretext for invasion. Trump isnt the president now, its Biden. I think it is sad that Biden never got a shot at the Presidency a decade ago. Just do what I do and refer to wikipedia according to which the class was commissioned between 1975 and 1991. Where do they and other countries replace it from? I have faith in the crews and TTPs, I have limited faith when the top brass dispense with offensive capabilities that the USN and every other major navy endorses. Add in SPEAR EW, which will be an air launched jammer, creating false targets, and the bad guys are going to have a veryRead more . I dont think Ukraine had control over those ICBMs on their soil, not without modifications to launch control facilities etc. Anti-air systems appear to be a weakness for Ukraine which might be something that the US should focusRead more . A publicly available U.S. intelligence document said Russia could stage an invasion this month with up to 100 battalion tactical groups (BTGs) or some 175,000 troops. Access unmatched financial data, news and content in a highly-customised workflow experience on desktop, web and mobile. The Defence Forces is monitoring a group of Russia warships which have been spotted acting unusually off the south of the country. Historical animosity towards the Russians. [However] when youre up against a determined opponent on the battlefield you have to go close and personal with your enemy. REUTERS/Sergey Smolentsev. Er, as infantry, I had all of 9 seconds according to the briefing table on the Majors desk reading down the list and RMP were given 36 hours; and the rest is history. You have to look at the bigger picture, Russia, China and the Iranians are holding joint exercises in the Indian ocean, increased naval activity in the Arctic, My biggest concern is India and Pakistan. Giving his annual speech to the Royal United Services Institute, the Defence chief said: They are flexing their muscles in our own back yard with an ostentation they have not displayed since the Cold War. George is on Twitter at @geoallison, Comments may automatically be held for moderation by our team, they will be approved as soon as possible in accordance with our. There was the Orange revolution in Ukraine in 2004/5 that was the point that they started to orient themselves more with the West. Rocks?' Were you not barred a couple of years ago from this site? I see a German Navy Chief had to resign tonight, for making pro Russian comments. Tobias Ellwood said Russian President Vladimir Putin was taking full advantage of a weakened West. How does that relate to this story? Russkie pension, weekly bucket of spuds and one litre of 2 stroke. "The U.S. Coast Guard is currently monitoring the Russian . Seizing southern Ukraine could cut Kyiv off from the coast and NATO's presence in the Black Sea, Melvin said, and could play well with Russian nationalists who see the area as the historic 'Novorossiya' lands or 'New Russia'. Xi has exactly the same problems internally in China and may be actually undetaking a modern genocide of the Uighur for which the Taiwan crisis is his distraction. Zelensky thanked Blinken on Twitter after their meeting and said he was counting on stronger 'economic& financial' cooperation from the West. 'Russia invaded territory in the Crimea, ginned up a conflict in eastern Ukraine, and has systematically sought to undermine and divide Ukraines democracy,' Blinken said. Patrol ship HMS Severn was on duty in the English Channel and Dover Strait, where it shadowed a surfaced Kilo-class submarine, the Stary Oskol, the corvette Boikiy, patrol ship Vasiliy Bykov and support ships. "These are Ukrainian waters and it was entirely right to use them to go from A to B," Johnson said. The task group were joined by RAF Typhoon and F-35s jets, plus tankers RFA Tideforce and RFA Tiderace. It does not stop Russia interfering in/invading Ukraine. HMS Lancaster joined Severn tracking Steregushchiy-class corvette Boikiy in the Channel and using its Wildcat helicopter to gather intelligence. Yes he did, totally out of the blue and unqualified for the job Hunter turned up as a direcyor of Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company, on a juicy contract. LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) - Russia warned Britain on Thursday that it would bomb British naval vessels in the Black Sea if there were any further provocative actions by the British navy off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea. Several Latvians were arrested when they returned from fighting in the Ukraine they had been on the Russian side! Something that clearly says were here, and were flying over Ukraine and you arent stopping us. They may be old but the Russians have used some of them very hard on the Russia/Syria Syrian Express run. It depends on the severity of what Russia will do if it invades. The Russians are on drawdown but maintaining overwatch I understand. The US Putting a small number of troops in Ukraine is a line in the sand a powerful symbol of intent to the Russians of repucussions if they invade. The German government even went so far as to brief journalists on Tuesday that cutting Russia off from international banking systems - the so-called 'nuclear option' of sanctions - was off the table, prompting angry denials from Washington. Thats an oversight. I certainly do! 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It was purely a theoretical consideration . Ill accept naval power but always is a bit sweeping. Time to send some Astutes to the Med for target practice! Ukrainian Defense Ministry's latest intelligence assessment yesterday warned Russia had massed more than 127,000 troops along the border, together with a sea and air component that marked a 'full strength' force. All depends on how you define corruption but generally speaking most countries are corrupt at some or all levels us included. We all have opinions and may not always agree but nice to keep things civilised. Sadly its not nonsense, the number of ships laying off shore is rising. I think not, and the point is that this illustrates that Nuclear Insurance works! The Ivan Gren-class can transport 40 BTRs or IFVs and 300 troops. I cant believe Putin seriously wants to invade Ukraine he would lose far more than he gained. I agree that its a risk, but one which they appear to be content to manage.. Russia summoned the British ambassador in Moscow for a formal diplomatic scolding after the warship breached what the Kremlin says are its territorial waters but which Britain and most of the world say belong to Ukraine. "Despite the increase in Russian activity, both on the surface and underwater, we are always ready to respond.". Im all for countries determining their own choices, but I can see Putins concerns. NATO Aid to the Ukraine is not some knee jerk reaction to current events,there have been initiatives underway since independence in 1991,and especially since 2014,in the case of the UK under Operation Orbital. What you are saying is if the US had pre-positioned a couple thousand troops in Ukraine, it wouldve prevented Putin from planning and then sending 100,000+ troops to the border along with simultaneous exercises across all their armed forces around the globe including this one: https://www.thejournal.ie/russia-missile-test-south-west-coast-ireland-5660829-Jan2022/. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki warned of human rights violations and war crimes if diplomacy failed and the Russian government went ahead with its plans. That is doing it at hands length, other, more shouted about, is skimming money when still on post and that is an area Ukraine is expert in,Read more , With Russia claiming they arent going to invade, they objective maybe another country altogether. We have got troops there, albeit only a small number in a training and advisory role still complicates the plot for Putin. The stark warning comes after two rounds of last ditch talks between the West and Russia failed to de-escalate the conflict which has threatened to bubble over since late last year. The politicians have finally realised that imposing cuts on manpower and platform numbers relentlessly for the last 70 years has led to a navy that is too small to fully fulfil its Gobal Britain role. The True Reason Why 7 Russian Warships off UK Coast - YouTube Indeed you wouldnt need ships to eliminate those ducks as you wouldnt in the Dardanelles if they ever got in a pickle there either as Britain found out before the Gallipoli campaign became a hasty if equally ill fated alternative. Russian warship with 'unstoppable' 7,000mph hypersonic missiles 'sails The trick is to sort the rubbish and the facts, with good journalism there is always some good Intel to be gleaned. However there is some good reports if you know where to look. He has set out his demands publicly (Ukraine never to join NATO, EFP troops to withdraw from Poland and the Baltics as a minimum) and he will then withdraw his troops we in the west will not agree to any of that. It comes at a time when Russia has sparked fears of all . But do we have the money or willingness in the population to spend what money we have on defence rather than health or social services for example? And in the Western Military District, a missile regiment armed with S-400 Triumf mobile, surface-to-air missile system conducted electronic launches at a range in Leningrad region. But T31 isnt designed or intended to be a high end anti submarine Frigate, more a general purpose Frigate for more day to day operations ,anti piracy ect but capable enough to operate as part of a task group. The finger of suspicion immediately fell on Russia, although Ukrainian officials said critical infrastructure had not been targeted. Very old school looking set up and equipment. A capability upgrade as and when needed, might well happen. At least Ukraine is on a democratic pathway!