This is the horrifying moment that a Russian navy officer waved a machine gun on a warship that accompanied a sanctioned cargo ship through the English canal.
Dramatic photos taken by the time of a nearby fishing vessel show crew on board the Boikiy while on Monday it escorted the Baltic leader Cargo ship.
Armed staff were seen that machine guns on the Boikiy, a 343ft-long Russian Corvette, can transport up to 99 men at the same time.
The warship went in step with the large cargo ship that was sanctioned by the US in 2022 for transporting weapons for Russia.
This time the Baltic leader was that a mission of military hardware of a Russian basis in Tartus, Syria, where Kremlin operations are phased out in the aftermath of the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad.
James Droxford, from the Intelligence Advice Agency Droxford Maritime, said: “The recovered military hardware on board Baltic leader could be used to strengthen the combat capacity of Russia in Ukraine, or to supplement military shares in other important Russian military regions.”
The Escort Mission of the Boikiy started at 5 am on 3 March south of Torquay.
The convoy slowly traveled over the English canal, before it was followed by two ships, HMS Somerset of the Royal Navy and the Belgian Navy Ship BNS Crocus.
The Baltic leader was then seen who left the English canal on March 4 at 2 p.m.
A Russian naval officer is waving which seems to be an MTPU footpiece 14.5 machine gun
The warship was accompanied early on Monday on the cargo ship of the Baltic leader
The Escort Mission of the Boikiy started at 5 am on March 3, south of Torquay
Armed officers in anti -aircraft weather are on board the Russian warship on Monday
The convoy slowly traveled over the English canal before it was followed by two ships
Crew is seen on the Boikiy on Monday
A KA-27 helicopter on the helicopter platform on the Russian warship on Monday
Satellite images showed the Baltic leader who left Tartus, Syria on 13 February. Russia has slowed down the use of the port since the fall of Assad.
This, combined with the increased capacity of Ukraine to let Russian ships sink into the Black Sea, has resulted in an increased activity in Syrian waters.
Droxford said: “Ukraine could destroy hundreds of tons of vital Russian military material in one go by attacking the ships and that is a huge risk for Russia to take.”
Joseph Byrne, senior analyst at the Open Source Center, said The Times: 'Although it is not exactly clear which load the ship is loading, Tartus is a port where Russia has stopped its military equipment, probably waiting for transport.
'Since mid -February we have seen a number of Russian marked cargo ships sail from Syria to the Mediterranean Sea and through the English canal.
“They have shown very similar patterns of life, including the elimination of their transponders when entering Syrian waters and ports, not broadcasting their latest destinations and seem to sail by sailing with a military escort for protection.”
Russia's army has become more brutal in recent weeks.
Last week, NATO was forced to clamber war aircraft from Poland after Vladimir Putin used strategic bombers and missiles to attack neighboring Ukraine – even as Vladimir Putin says he wants to 'want' as quickly as possible.
The Escort Mission of the Boikiy started at 5 am on March 3, south of Torquay
The Boikiy (photo, front), a Russian Corvette that is 343ft long and can wear up to 99 men at the same time, was seen in the English channel this week
Royal Navy Fegat HMS Somerset monitors the Russian trading ship Baltic Leader in the channel, part of a three -day operation that is waiting for a Russian task group that passes the UK
The Baltic Leader (photo) wore a shipping of military hardware of a Russian basis in Tartus, Syria
Putin used TU-95MS nuclear composite strategic bombers, causing panic in Kiev, while residents hurried to the underground shelters of the metro
Rescuers are looking for a citizen in the rubble in Kostianyynivka, Ukraine
The Air Force of Putin has used TU-95MS nuclear composite strategic bombers to pound goals in Ukraine, causing panic in Kiev when residents hurry to the underground shelters of the metro.
Explosions were heard in Kiev, Zhytomyr and Sumy, as well as in various cities in the regions of Zaporizhzhia and Chernihiv. Drones were also used by Russia, with various people who reportedly suffered injury.
Warsaw's Armed Forces Operation Command Headquarters ordered NATO Jets to patrol Polish airspace while Russian bombers and missiles over Ukraine rose in the midst of the fear that they could approach the Polish border.
“The attention, because of the activity of the long-distance aviation of the Russian Federation, in particular striking goals, in western Ukraine, military aviation started to operate in the airspace of Poland,” said the command head of the headquarters.
Air defenses and radar exploration systems were also 'alert' on the ground.
