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Russian spy ship Yantar operating close to UK waters near vital undersea cables In November 2025, the Russian spy ship Yantar operated on the edge of UK territorial waters north of Scotland. The ship, operated by Russia’s GUGI deep-sea research directorate, is widely assessed as an undersea surveillance and cable-mapping platform rather than a benign research vessel. During this deployment, UK authorities reported that Yantar: Directed lasers at an RAF P-8A Poseidon surveilla