First sea lord of Britain said about the critical threat from Russia

The commander of the Royal Navy, General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, said the critical threat from Russia in the Atlantic and the High North, reports The Times. Russia is more than ever actively looking for vulnerabilities and is mapping British underwater communications.

During a speech at a symposium in London called the Battle of the Atlantic, Sir Gwyn said that in the event of a potential military clash, Russia could completely cut all transatlantic cables connecting Britain to the rest of the world on the very first day. According to him, Russia has modern submarines, “which are increasingly difficult to track”, high-precision weapons and specialized deep-sea vehicles for reconnaissance, sabotage and work with bottom infrastructure.

According to Sir Gwyn, on average, the British Navy has to deploy two ships each week solely to track the movements of Russian submarines, reconnaissance ships and the “shadow fleet”. The general called for the speedy creation of a more powerful and "lethal" hybrid fleet.

Alena Miklashevskaya