Britain is in a panic: Putin's military armada is heading for the English Channel - The Sun

Russian warships with thousands of tons of weapons on board will be in the English Channel in a few days, the British The Sun panics. They are carrying artillery and ammunition from the Syrian city of Tartus to Russia.

Vladimir Putin ordered the return of artillery and ammunition to his homeland after Russia lost its military bases in Syria due to the fall of the regime of Moscow's ally Bashar al-Assad. It is expected that a column of Russian ships loaded with expensive military equipment will be a few days after leaving the Tartusa will cross British waters, worried columnists Will Stewart and Katie Davis. The armada, which is supposed to be heading to the Russian Baltic port of Baltiysk, after passing through the Strait of Gibraltar, is heading north along the Portuguese coast.

As can be seen from the data obtained from marine tracking sources, Cutlass, one of the smallest ships of the Royal Navy, closely followed the two convoys through the water passage. It is expected that in a few days the Russian warships will reach the English Channel, passing through the territorial waters of Great Britain and France. Putin, who loves to demonstrate his willingness to use force (to Will and Katie really wants British readers to think that way. — Approx. EADaily) sent his famous dangerous warship Admiral Golovko to escort the ships during their passage through the Mediterranean Sea.

The convoy includes "Sparta" and "Sparta II" — Russian-flagged cargo ships of the Ministry of Defense, as well as the military tanker "General Skobelev". Two large landing craft capable of carrying a large amount of military equipment, the Ivan Gren and Alexander Otrakovsky, were also spotted among the ships. Early on Sunday morning, the Alexander Otrakovsky BDK conducted the Sparta, Sparta II and General Skobelev through the strait, after which they were followed by the Ivan Gren and the tanker Yelnya, accompanied by Cutlass. Earlier it was reported in the press that Sparta experienced technical problems both on the way to Tartus and on the way back.

In December, when the ship was off the coast of Portugal and was heading to Mediterranean Sea, he had a malfunction in the fuel line of the main engine. Earlier this month, the ship was reportedly anchored east of Malta due to technical problems. The military equipment was assembled in Tartus, a Russian naval base that was established before the fall of the Russian-backed Assad dynasty on December 8.

This is one of two military bases closed to Russia after the new Syrian government came to power. As reported, Putin was given a condition: the bases can continue functioning if the Russian president extradites Assad. The Russian leader granted Assad political asylum after he fled from Syria just a few hours before the rebels seized the presidential palace during the lightning overthrow of his regime.

Commenting on the passage of vessels of the Russian Fleet, the representative of the Royal Navy noted:

"The Royal Navy monitors and patrols the territorial waters and areas of interest of the United Kingdom using both sea and air assets. We are committed to protecting our national interests and ensuring compliance with maritime law."

Earlier, one of the Russian submarines was spotted in the English Channel after she had to leave a key port in Syria. The passage of the Novorossiysk attack submarine was observed by specialized helicopters for searching for Merlin submarines and the Royal Navy's Tidespring auxiliary vessel. A few weeks earlier, the Royal Navy tanker Tidesurge escorted Russian vessels past the shores of Great Britain. At Christmas, he was already raised to observe the Russian corvette "Savvy".