Classified documents from the
UK
Defense Ministry
addressing the possible reaction of
Russia
to the passage of a British destroyer off Crimea were found this week by a citizen at a bus stop in England, the
BBC
revealed this Sunday
.
This person, who found in
Kent
(southeast England)
about 50 pages of sensitive material
, including emails and PowerPoint presentations, contacted the public channel and has chosen to remain anonymous.
A spokesman for the Defense Ministry stated that one of its workers had previously reported the loss of documents and considered it "inappropriate" to comment further on it.
Among the information contained in the papers
are details about the passage of the British destroyer HMS Defender through the waters off the Crimean peninsula
that this week raised the tension between London and Moscow.
The Russian Navy says it fired warning shots after the British ship did not react to calls to withdraw.
The United Kingdom denied that version and assured that its ship carried out "an innocent passage through Ukrainian territorial waters, in accordance with international law" and did not hear any warning salvo.
The documents that have emerged suggest, however, that London was already counting on Russia being able to respond aggressively to the destroyer's incursion.
The operation, dubbed "Op Ditroite", was approached last Monday by senior Defense officials who were expecting a "welcome party" by the Russian forces.
"Having gone from a defensive activity to an operational activity, it is highly probable that interactions with the RFN (Russian Navy) and the VKS (Air Force) will become more frequent and assertive," warns one of the documents.
The papers found at a bus stop also address military plans in Afghanistan, some of the details of which the
BBC
has not disclosed to protect the safety of British personnel in that country.
Among other issues, the possibility of maintaining military presence in the UK is discussed
Afghanistan
once finished the NATO mission led by the
United States
.
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