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Russian Frigate Fires in Channel as Andy Burnham Becomes PM

7/22/2026

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Russian frigate Neustrashimy fired 100 mm rounds in the Channel between 9 am and 10 am Monday as Andy Burnham became Prime Minister.
HMS Tyne moved away after the ship radioed its intent, prompting Defence Secretary Wes Streeting to call the drill “performative and irresponsible”.
RAF Typhoon jets and helicopters operated off South Coast while Emma Salisbury said the NAVAREA notice showed “calibrated pressure” to reassert Russian presence, a view Lord Dannatt echoed.

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Russian frigate Neustrashimy fired 100 mm rounds in the Channel between 9 am and 10 am Monday as Andy Burnham became Prime Minister.
HMS Tyne moved away after the ship radioed its intent, prompting Defence Secretary Wes Streeting to call the drill “performative and irresponsible”.
RAF Typhoon jets and helicopters operated off South Coast while Emma Salisbury said the NAVAREA notice showed “calibrated pressure” to reassert Russian presence, a view Lord Dannatt echoed.