The Royal Navy's HMS Duncan, a Type 45 destroyer, intercepted the Russian vessel named Kulakov in the North Sea using advanced sensors and systems and will now shadow the ship View 3 Images Admiral Kulakov in the foreground with HMS Duncan tracking a short distance away (Image: Royal Navy / SWNS)

A Royal Navy destroyer has been deployed to take part in a NATO operation for the first time in UK waters. Portsmouth-based HMS Duncan was activated alongside a helicopter to monitor Russian destroyer Vice Admiral Kulakov through the English Channel. ‌

The Type 45 destroyer intercepted the Kulakov in the North Sea using advanced sensors and systems. The Royal Navy vessel will now shadow the Russian ship westward through the Channel towards the island of Ushant off the French coas

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