According to Bloomberg, Russian shock submarines have twice gone to missions in the Irish Sea since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, which led to the intensification of security measures by the British military.
According to sources, the first deployment of a Russian submarine Kilo near the Irish Sea, which separates Ireland from the United Kingdom, took place about 18 months ago. The second case happened recently. They stressed that the scale of the submarine movements went beyond what they had seen in Britain.
It is noted that US officials knew about the movement of submarine. The British Ministry of Defense noted that it "does not comment on operations." The high -ranking official of the US Presidential Administration, Joe Biden, said the US is tracking the activities of the Russian Fleet. White House representatives refused to comment on the latest messages.
According to the sources of the publication, Russia's deployment around Britain and Ireland may be an attempt to identify potential weaknesses in defense or attempt to intimidate the British in response to Ukraine's support.
The deployment of Russian submarines in the waters surrounding Britain and Western Ireland during the war in Ukraine was already known, although it was not reported that they were heading to the Irish Sea. In 2023, the Irish media reported that the British helicopter and a warship were pursuing a Russian submarine outside the harbor of Cork in southwest of Ireland, since the Irish soldiers did not have the opportunity to resist underwater threats.
