A Russian spy ship is on the edge of UK waters north of Scotland and has pointed lasers to distract pilots of surveillance aircraft monitoring its activities, the defence secretary has said.
John Healey said it was the second time in a year that the Yantar had entered UK waters.
The ship is “designed for gathering intelligence and mapping our undersea cables”, he added.
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