The UK and allies tracked a Russian attack submarine and two spy submarines in the North Atlantic for a month before they retreated, Britain's defence minister John Healey has said.

John Healey said the vessels had been spotted in the North Atlantic, with a warship and aircraft deployed in response.

April 9 (UPI) -- The British Ministry of Defense revealed Russian submarines conducted "nefarious activity" around underwater cables and pipelines.

Defence Secretary John Healey says there is "no evidence" of any damage to UK infrastructure in the Atlantic.

Britain deployed military vessels to prevent any attacks on cables and pipelines by Russian submarines that spent more than a month in ‌and around British waters earlier this year, Defence Minister John Healey said on Thursday. Britain accused Russia of using the distraction of events in the Middle East to…

British authorities say they have tracked three Russian submarines operating near the United Kingdom in what officials described as a suspected intelligence-gathering mission targeting critical undersea cables and energy infrastructure, according to reporting by international media.

British officials said Thursday they foiled a plan by Moscow to survey vital undersea cable networks in the North Atlantic by forcing at least three Russian submarines to retreat and return to their b