U.K. navy intercepts Russian corvette, tanker as Moscow steps up naval activity

A U.K. patrol ship has intercepted a Russian corvette and a tanker after shadowing them through the English Channel, the Defence Ministry said Sunday (November 23, 2025), adding that Russian naval activity around U.K. waters had increased by 30 per cent over the past two years. During the past two weeks, the patrol ship HMS Severn intercepted the Russian corvette RFN Stoikiy and tanker Yelnya as they sailed through the English Channel, the Ministry said. The Severn eventually handed over monitoring duties to an unidentified NATO ally off the coast of Brittany. In addition to the ships stationed around the…