British armed forces intercept Russian shadow fleet vessel in Channel

Keir Starmer says operation involving UK armed forces has delivered ‘yet another blow’ to Russia and Putin

The British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the Channel in the early hours of Sunday, Keir Starmer has confirmed.

The Ministry of Defence said Royal Marine commandos and specially trained law enforcement officers from the National Crime Agency boarded a sanctioned oil tanker during a six-hour operation – the first UK-led operation of its kind.