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Russian warship carries out rare live-fire exercise 45 miles off UK coast

Russian warship carries out rare live-fire exercise 45 miles off UK coast

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New defence secretary Wes Streeting denounces drill by Neustrashimy as ‘performative and irresponsible’ A Russian warship fired its main cannon in a short notice test 45 miles south of Plymouth on Monday, the day Andy Burnham was appointed as prime minister. The Neustrashimy suddenly announced it intended to fire its guns in the morning and requested that a British warship, which had been tracking it, retreat a couple of miles to a safe distance. Continue reading...

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