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The Royal Navy has closely followed the trajectory of the Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov, equipped with Zircon hypersonic missiles capable of hitting targets more than a thousand kilometers away.

The British navy offered on its official website the images taken from its own ship, the HMS Portland, while following at a short distance the advance in the North Sea of ​​the Russian frigate, escorted by the Circon tanker.


The Admiral Gorshkov left the port of Severomorsk late last week and was also tracked by Norwegian coast guard ships before entering North Sea waters.

Officially, the frigate is heading towards the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean to participate in some naval maneuvers, although the Russian authorities have not provided further details about its route.


For its part, the Royal Navy dispatched its own frigate, the HMS Portland, which left the port of Plymouth on the 7th with the mission of closely following the trajectory of the Russian ship, equipped with Kalibr and Zircon missiles, capable of reaching up to

nine times the speed of sound

(11,000 kilometers per hour).


Vladimir Putin

himself

declared last year to the TASS agency that the Zircon are practically "unstoppable" and that "they have no equal in any country in the world."

"I am sure that such powerful weapons will safely protect Russia from possible external threats and help ensure the national interests of our country," the Russian president added.


Although the presence of Russian ships in the vicinity of British territorial waters has been relatively common in recent years, the incursion of one of the most modern frigates equipped with the latest generation missiles during the war in Ukraine put the Royal Guard on guard. navy.


"By maintaining a constant and persistent presence in our waters, we ensure compliance with maritime law and the deterrent effect against any malign activity to protect the interests of our nation," an official statement from HMS Portland could be read.


"Escorting Russian vessels, in collaboration with our NATO allies, has demonstrated the UK's commitment to the alliance and maintaining our maritime security," the statement concluded.



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