The Royal Navy of Britain shadowed Russian ships sailing through the English Channel during a 'two-day operation' coordinated with NATO allies, the navy announced on Friday. This comes as NATO intensifies its monitoring of Russian shipping.

The navy reported that two 'patrol ships', accompanied by a 'Wildcat helicopter were sent to intercept the Russian warship Boikiy? and the accompanying oil tanker MT. General Skobelev?as they headed to the north before transferring the monitoring to a NATO ally.

This operation follows a British operation.

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Support for a French operation to 'board' a Russian oil tanker sanctioned as it passes through the Straits of Gibraltar in an attempt to choke off funds fueling Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The British navy regularly 'conducts shadowing mission to monitor any possible threats to national security including critical infrastructure like undersea cable or pipelines. (Reporting and editing by Sarah Young; Muvija M.

(source: Reuters)