The HMS St Albans frigate of the British Royal Navy tracked the Russian ship "Admiral Golovko" (Project 22350) of the Northern Fleet as it sailed across the English Channel. This was reported by Bulgarian Military.
The command of the British frigate HMS St Albans sent a Merlin helicopter to gather information about the movement of the Russian warship.
In addition, the patrol ship HMS Mersey tracked the corvette "Soobrazitelny" of the Northern Fleet.
In early April, the frigate HMS Albans participated in a three-day operation to monitor the Russian corvette "Stoikiy". The ship was "in a state of high combat readiness."
Frigates of Project 22350 carry high-precision long-range missile weapons, including hypersonic "Zircon" missiles. "Admiral Golovko" is equipped with the "Paket-NK" torpedo complex. It carries a Ka-27PL helicopter and an "Orlan-10" UAV.
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