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| Russia taunts Nato as warship armed with hypersonic missiles is sent past German tourist island |
| 2026-08-18 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Russian taunts toward Nato have grown following the deployment of a warship armed with hypersonic missiles past a German tourist island. Last week, the Admiral Kasatonov - a frigate fitted with nuclear-capable Zircon hypersonic missiles - was spotted close to Fehmarn, a small tourist island in the Baltic Sea off the northeast coast of Germany. Its presence in the vital shipping area marks the latest escalation between the Kremlin and Nato and comes only months following Vladimir Putin's threats to seize British and EU ships in response to European operations against Russia's 'shadow fleet' tanker. Constructed in 2020, the Admiral Kasatonov is among the Russian navy's most advanced vessels, capable of long-range strikes and submarine warfare. It is the second Russian warship to be spotted in European waters in recent months, after the Admiral Levchenko was redeployed from the Northern Fleet to the Baltic Sea. It is not known if the vessel remains close to Fehmarn on Monday afternoon; however, a recent US intelligence report warned an attack by Russia on the Western alliance to test its resolve could be launched within weeks. This is likely to be through a small-scale attack on Poland or a Baltic state. Speaking last week, Russian President Putin warned the Kremlin was ready to hit back against British and EU ships that aim to seize his vessels. |
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| Posted by: Skidmark 2026-08-18 07:24 |