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Fregate escorting Russian cruiser through English Channel

The HMS 'Lancaster' was escorting the Russian cruiser 'Marshal Ustinov', the destroyer 'Vice-Admiral Kulakov' and the tanker 'Vyazma' through the English Channel after shadowing the Russian vessels in an area of international waters that are part of Ireland’s Exclusive Economic Zone. The Irish Air Corps dispatched a surveillance aircraft to monitor the movements of the ships while the Irish Naval Service were working to dispatch a ship to observe. The 'Marshal Ustinov', a sister ship to the former RTS 'Moskva', which was sunk by the Ukraine, passed through the Strait of Gibraltaron Sep 1, 2022, after operating in the Mediterranean Sea since early February. Shortly after it passed into the Atlantic two U.S. guided-missile destroyers assigned to the 'Harry S. Truman' Carrier Strike Group, the USS 'Cole (DDG-67)' and USS 'Bainbridge (DDG-96)', followed the Russian cruiser two hours after it passed the Rock of Gibraltar. The cruiser was one of Russia’s primary naval assets in the region and reduces Moscow’s presence closer to Ukraine.