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Classified documents from the UK Ministry of Defense addressing the possible reaction of Russia to the passage of a British destroyer off the Crimea They were found this week by a citizen at a bus stop in England, the BBC revealed this Sunday.
Said person, who found in Kent (South East England) about 50 pages of sensitive material, including emails and PowerPoint presentations, contacted the public channel and has chosen to remain anonymous.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence He stated that one of his workers had previously reported the loss of documents and considered it “inappropriate” to comment further.
Among the information contained in the papers are details about the passage of the British destroyer HMS Defender by the waters off the Crimean peninsula that this week raised the tension between London and Moscow.
The Russian Navy claims it fired warning shots after the British ship did not react to calls to withdraw.
The United Kingdom denied that version and assured that its ship carried out “an innocent passage through Ukrainian territorial waters, in accordance with international law” and heard no warning salvo.
The documents that have emerged suggest, however, that London He already counted on Russia being able to respond aggressively to the destroyer’s incursion.
The operation, dubbed “Op Ditroite”, she was approached on Monday by senior defense officials who were expecting a “welcome party” by the Russian forces.
“Having gone from a defensive activity to an operational activity, it is highly probable that interactions with the RFN (Russian Navy) and the VKS (Air Force) become more frequent and assertive“warns one of the documents.
The papers found at a bus stop they also address military plans in Afghanistan, some of the details of which the BBC has not disclosed to protect the safety of British personnel in that country.
Among other issues, the possibility of maintaining a United Kingdom military presence in Afghanistan once the US-led NATO mission is over.
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