Royal Navy races to intercept heavily-armed Russian aircraft carrier heading for English Channel as it practises bombing raids near Scotland ahead of Syrian mission
Russia’s flagship and seven additional vessels will pass UK on way to Syria
The large fleet is expected to carry out practice bombing north of Scotland
British warships will be scrambled by Royal Navy to navigate fleet past UK
Warships could sail down the English Channel – a mile off the British coast
By ALEXANDER ROBERTSON
DailyMail.com
15 October 2016
The Royal Navy is on red alert after it was revealed that Russia plans to sail a fleet of warships along the British coast as it makes it way to Syria.
Russia’s flagship Admiral Kuznetsov and seven additional vessels will pass the UK on their voyage to the war-torn country as it prepares to bomb rebel forces in Aleppo.
The fleet is expected to carry out practice bombing north of Scotland before potentially sailing down the English Channel – a mile off the coast of Britain.
It comes amid rapidly escalating tensions between the west and Russia, as the Kremlin looks to give a show of strength right on the doorstep of the UK.
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