UnNews:Russian ship shines laser pointer at British planes
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
LONDON A Russian spy ship named the Yantar was just spotted going one inch into the frigid waters of north of Scotland. British Defense confirmed Wednesday that the Yantar had breached NATO waters and shined “irritating laser pointers" at Royal Air Force (RAF) planes.
The Moscow Kremlin was warned that if the Yantar went any further Britain would respond by shining even brighter laser pointers at any Russian ship they saw.
British officials said they deployed planes to go spot the Yantar after being notified that the vessel had crossed the border. The crew of the planes said red laser pointers blinded them and irritated them a substantial amount. Obviously, they flew back to base and presumably told the entire Airforce to buy their very own laser pointers to shine at the ship.
The defense secretary really made an effort to emphasise the extent of the situation. “Those Russians were being dangerous and frankly, just plain rude,” they said. “Britian will be ready to hand out the brightest laser pointers to our entire navy and Russia will see how it feels to get a laser shined in your eyes.
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NATO officials stated this incident is part of Russian provocations made to test what the west will do in times of conflict. The Moscow Kremlin denied any intent to start a major war stating that, “The Yantar’s crew was just raising awareness for the blind you see. There isn’t any better time to raise awareness for the blind when you're flying a plane, right?”
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- Shane Croucher "Russian spy ship breaches allied waters, fires lasers at military planes" Newsweek, November 18, 2025