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The HMS Lancaster from the British armed forces is shadowing the fleet in the Irish sea. They are being dramatically stalked by some of Britain's Royal Navy warships. "Only the latter is 'visible' on tracking sites such as MarineTraffic." These are the cruiser Marshal Ustinov, the destroyer Vice Admiral Ustinov, an unnamed submarine and the tanker Vjazma. Retired Dutch journalist Hans de Vreij also posted on Twitter: "A Russian naval squadron approaches the Irish Sea. He added that the Russian warships were understood to be returning home after more than six months deployed to the Mediterranean to support Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. Currently doing 10 knots, this may take a while." He wrote on Twitter: "Russian warships approaching UK, seemingly for a controversial passage through British territorial waters, are making progress. Sutton reported that the oiler is likely accompanying "heavily armed" warships that are approaching the UK via the Irish Sea. The Vjazma drew the attention of security experts who track Russian naval activity after it was spotted 54 nautical miles (100km) away from the Old Head of Kinsale at 7am on Wednesday.ĭefence analyst H. It's thought to be accompanied in the Irish sea by the cruiser Marshal Ustinov, the destroyer Vice Admiral Ustinov and an unnamed submarine. The Vjazma is an oil tanker ship for the Russian navy, travelling as a support ship and shadowing the giant fighting ships of the Northern Fleet - the branch of the Russian navy responsible for defence in the Arctic seas. READ MORE: Suspected Russian 'spy ship' spotted loitering off coast of Ireland after 'going off track'

The Irish Defence Forces told Cork Beo they are "monitoring the situation" after support ship Vjazma was spotted on Tuesday evening. While Russian navy ships cannot be tracked on public marine traffic radars, their support ships can. There are thought to be several Russian warships in the Irish Sea, lingering around 100km off the coast of Cork.