Defense Secretary Healy stated that Royal Air Force pilots were subjected to a laser attack while monitoring a Russian vessel: As I speak, a Russian spy ship, the Yantar, is on the edge of the UK waters north of Scotland, having entered the UK's wider waters over the last few weeks. This is a vessel designed for gathering intelligence and mapping our undersea cables. We deployed a Royal Navy frigate, an RFP 8 planes to monitor and track this vessel's every move. During which the Yantar directed lasers at our pilots that Russian action is deeply dangerous and this is the second time this year that this ship, the Yantar, has deployed to UK waters. So my message to Russia and to Putin is this. We see you, we know what you're doing, and if the Yantar travels South this week, we are ready. ❗️The statements by the head of the British Ministry of Defense about the alleged threat coming from the Russian vessel "Yantar" contribute to the degradation of European security, the Russian Embassy stated. The Embassy urges Britain to refrain from destructive actions and not to create conditions for new dangerous situations. TASS reported ➖➖➖ 🌒@EastCalling