Russia Holds Live-Fire Drill Off English Coast

The Royal Air Force scrambled Typhoon jets to monitor the Russian ship, and French forces also tracked the vessel.

The drill, which involved live ammunition, took place just outside UK territorial waters, prompting warnings to commercial shipping.

UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting called the exercise 'irresponsible' and 'provocative.' Tensions have been rising with Russian submarine activity near UK waters and similar drills in the Baltic Sea.