Commander "Buster" Crabb disappeared during a visit to the UK by Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev. In 2006, a BBC reporter read ...

Our sailors acted swiftly and decisively to a potential Russian threat, and I pay tribute to their dedication, courage and ...

Russia’s spy ship Yantar has been making some suspicious moves in UK waters, and the Royal Navy isn’t letting it go unnoticed ...

A RUSSIAN SPY ship passing through the Atlantic off Ireland has seen an Irish naval ship and the Irish Air Corps despatched to monitor it. The Viktor Leonov, which is a sophisticated intelligence ...

The ship, the Viktor Leonov, is a Vishnya-class intelligence-gathering vessel used by Russia. A number of Russian ships have been monitored by the Naval Service in recent weeks, including a ...

Andrei Kelin tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg he does not deny accusations of attempting to spy on UK nuclear submarine fleet ...

It is believed the ship’s eventual destination is Cuba. [ Russian spy ship observed operating three drones in Irish-controlled waters overnightOpens in new window ] The Leonov is one of number ...

Russian ships prowling in British waters have been tracked and monitored by Royal Navy warships.

Russian spy ship observed operating three drones in Irish-controlled waters overnightOpens in new window ] The Leonov has a long history of carrying out spying operations in British and US waters.

In November, a Russian spy ship was found to be operating near subsea cables in the Irish Sea. The Irish Naval Service monitored the activity of the Yantar - which has a crew of 60 and is ...