영국, 영국 인근에서의 러시아 비밀 잠수함 작전 폭로

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영국 항공기와 군함들이 High North 근방 수역에 침투한 러시아 잠수함을 식별하고 24시간 동안 추적했다고 하네요. 이 잠수함이 디코이라는 걸 식별하고, 노르웨이등 동맹국과 협력해 해저 기반 시설에서 불법활동을 수행중인 GUGI 소속의 다른 해군 부대들도 식별, 감시했고, 이 아쿨라급 잠수함들은 작전에 실패하고 철수했다고 하네요. 

영국, 영국 해역 및 인근에서의 러시아 비밀 잠수함 작전 폭로

게시일: 2026년 4월 9일

작성자: Naval News Staff

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영국군은 영국 해역과 그 주변에서 수행된 러시아의 비밀 잠수함 작전을 폭로하여, 해당 함정들을 러시아로 퇴각시켰습니다.
영국 국방부 보도자료
영국 항공기와 군함들은 몇 주 전 하이 노스 지역의 국제 수역에 진입한 러시아 공격 잠수함을 식별하고, 그 활동을 24시간 내내 추적했습니다.
군 관계자들은 해당 잠수함이 주의를 분산시키기 위해 배치되었다는 사실을 신속하게 파악했으며, 영국은 노르웨이를 포함한 동맹국들과 긴밀히 협력하여 다른 지역의 주요 해저 기반 시설에서 불법 활동을 수행하는 심해 연구 총국(GUGI로 알려짐) 소속의 다른 러시아 해저 해군 부대들을 식별하고 감시했습니다.
러시아 올레냐 구바에 본거지를 둔 GUGI 관련 수상 및 수중 함정들의 기밀 해제된 이미지를 위에서 확인하십시오.
영국과 동맹국들은 러시아 부대들이 자신들이 감시당하고 있으며 푸틴이 계획했던 것과 달리 더 이상 비밀이 아니라는 점을 확실히 알 수 있도록 공개적인 작전 캠페인을 시작했습니다.
그 결과 GUGI 부대와 아쿨라급 잠수함은 비밀리에 작전을 완수하는 데 실패하고 이후 본국으로 퇴각했습니다.
“나는 푸틴의 침략으로 인해 영국 국민들이 가계부채에서 그 대가를 치르는 것을 막기로 결심했습니다.
이것이 바로 우리가 우리의 의지를 시험하려는 러시아의 불안정화 활동에 대응하고 이를 폭로하는 데 주저하지 않는 이유입니다.
우리 군은 세계 최고 수준이며, 영국 대중은 이 정부가 세계 어디에서든 국가 및 경제 안보를 지키기 위해 필요한 모든 조치를 취할 것이라는 점을 의심해서는 안 됩니다.”
영국 총리 키어 스타머
“매우 어렵고 위험한 상황 속에서 여러 날 동안 이 러시아 잠수함들을 추적한 영국 군인들에게 경의를 표하고 싶습니다. 많은 사람의 시선이 당연하게도 중동에 쏠려 있는 동안, 우리 영국군은 영국 북쪽에서 고조되는 러시아의 위협에 동시에 대응하고 있었습니다.
우리가 중동에서 우리의 이익과 동맹국을 방어하기 위해 행동하는 것처럼, 우리는 하이 노스 지역에서 NATO에 대한 증가하는 위협에 대처하고 우크라이나에 대한 강력한 지원을 유지하며 영국 본토를 보호하고 있습니다.
푸틴에게 말합니다. 우리는 당신을 보고 있으며, 우리의 수중 기반 시설에서 벌이는 당신의 활동을 보고 있습니다. 이를 손상시키려는 어떠한 시도도 용납되지 않을 것이며 심각한 결과를 초래할 것임을 알아야 합니다.”
영국 국방장관 존 힐리 하원의원
해저 광섬유 케이블은 모든 디지털 통신에 필수적이며, 음성 통화와 인터넷 데이터를 포함한 국제 데이터 트래픽의 99% 이상이 해저 케이블을 통해 이동합니다. 이는 글로벌 금융, 무역 및 통신의 기반이 됩니다.
중동 상황을 틈타 러시아 공격 잠수함과 심해 연구 총국(GUGI로 알려짐)의 여러 함정이 하이 노스 지역의 국제 수역에 진입했습니다.
영국 해군은 영국 영해 인근에서 활동하는 공격 잠수함을 추적하기 위해 23형 호위함 HMS 세인트 올번스호, RFA 타이드스프링호 및 멀린 헬리콥터를 배치했습니다.
RAF P8 항공기와 협력하여 해당 잠수함은 동맹국들과 함께 수행된 작전을 통해 24시간 내내 추적되었습니다.
영국 함선들이 수천 마일을 이동한 이번 작전의 일환으로, 영국 공군과 해군은 러시아 함정들을 추적하기 위해 소노부이를 투입했습니다.
러시아 공격 잠수함은 이제 러시아를 향해 돌아갔지만, 영국은 러시아 함정이 다시 돌아올 경우에 대비해 해군 함정과 항공기 모두 대응 태세를 유지하고 있습니다.
GUGI는 특수 수상함과 잠수함에서 운용될 능력을 개발하기 위한 러시아의 장기 군사 프로그램으로, 평시에는 수중 기반 시설을 조사하고 분쟁 시에는 시설을 손상시키거나 파괴하는 것을 목적으로 합니다.
영국 방어망은 지난해 러시아 스파이선 얀타르호가 영국 해역 인근을 항해했을 때 GUGI에 의해 이전에 시험받은 바 있습니다. 당시 이 배는 영국 해군 호위함과 RAF P8에 의해 추적되었으며, 영국 조종사들을 향해 레이저가 발사되기도 했습니다.
얀타르호는 러시아가 영국과 우리 동맹국들을 위협하는 데 사용하는 핵심 함정 중 하나입니다. 지난 2년 동안 영국 해역을 위협하는 러시아 함정은 30% 증가했습니다.
이는 영국 해군이 영국 해협과 북해의 영국 해역에 진입한 러시아 군함들과 잠수함에 대해 10일간의 집중 감시 작전을 완료한 시점에 나온 것입니다. 유조선 RFA 타이드포스호와 와일드캣 헬리콥터의 지원을 받은 HMS 서머싯호와 HMS 머지호는 러시아 구축함, 호위함, 상륙함 및 킬로급 잠수함의 움직임을 추적했습니다. 영국 해군 함정들은 강력한 레이더와 센서 배열을 사용하여 러시아 함정들을 추적했습니다.
영국은 주요 수중 기반 시설을 보호하기 위한 약속을 강화하고 있습니다. 여기에는 우리의 핵심 P8 잠수함 초계기를 지원하기 위한 추가적인 1억 파운드가 포함됩니다.
전략 방위 검토의 권고 사항을 이행하는 아틀란틱 바스티언 프로그램은 자율 시스템과 첨단 센서를 영국 해군의 군함 기단과 결합하여 영국 해군의 잠수함 추적 능력을 변화시키고 있습니다. 이 프로젝트는 혁신적인 기술을 개발하고 시험하기 위해 이미 수백만 달러의 투자를 받았습니다.
이는 정부가 냉전 이후 국방비 지출을 최대 규모로 늘려 2027년부터 GDP의 2.6%에 도달하게 하고, 이번 의회 기간 동안 국방 분야에 2,700억 파운드를 투자하기로 한 상황에서 이루어지는 것입니다.
영국은 상황을 계속 면밀히 주시하고 있으며 동맹국들과 긴밀히 협력하여 영국의 이익을 위협하는 모든 활동을 추적하고 억제하고 있습니다.

UK exposes covert Russian submarine operation in and around UK waters - Naval News

UK exposes covert Russian submarine operation in and around UK waters

• Published on 09/04/2026
• By Naval News Staff
• In News

Declassified image of Olenya Guba Russian base.

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The British military has exposed a covert Russian submarine operation in and around UK waters, forcing the vessels to retreat back to Russia.

UK Ministry of Defence press release

British aircraft and warships identified a Russian attack submarine entering international waters in the High North several weeks ago, and tracked its activity around the clock.

Service personnel quickly established that the submarine was deployed as a distraction and the UK worked closely with allies – including Norway – to identify and monitor other Russian undersea naval units from the Main Directorate of Deep Sea Research (known as GUGI) conducting nefarious activity over critical undersea infrastructure elsewhere.

Please see above a declassified image of surface and sub-surface GUGI-associated vessels based at Olenya Guba in Russia.

The UK and its allies began a campaign of overt action to ensure the Russian units knew that they were being monitored and were no longer covert as Putin had planned.

Both the GUGI units and the Akula class submarine have subsequently retreated home, having failed to complete their operation in secrecy.

“I am determined to protect the British people from paying the price for Putin’s aggression in their household bills.
That is why we will not shy away from taking action and exposing Russia’s destabilising activity that seeks to test our resolve.
Our Armed Forces are among the best in the world, and the British public should be in no doubt that this government will do whatever it takes to defend our national and economic security, wherever in the world that is needed.”

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer

“I want to pay tribute to the UK personnel who spent many days tracking these Russian submarines in extremely challenging and treacherous conditions. While the eyes of many – understandably – were on the Middle East, our British Armed Forces were simultaneously responding to rising Russian threats north of the UK.
As we act to defend our interests and Allies in the Middle East, we are tackling increasing threats to NATO in the High North, maintaining strong support for Ukraine and protecting our UK homeland.
To Putin, I say this: we see you, we see your activity over our underwater infrastructure. You should know that any attempt to damage it will not be tolerated and would have serious consequences.”

UK Defence Secretary John Healey MP

Subsea fibre optic cables are essential for all digital communications, with over 99% of international data traffic, including voice calls and internet data, travelling through subsea cables. This underpins global banking, trade, and communications.

Conducted under the cover of events in the Middle East, the Russian attack submarine and multiple vessels from the Main Directorate of Deep Sea Research (known as GUGI) entered international waters in the High North.

The Royal Navy deployed a Type 23 frigate HMS St Albans, RFA Tidespring and Merlin helicopters to track the attack submarine as it operated near British territorial waters.

Working alongside RAF P8 aircraft, the submarine was tracked 24/7 in an operation carried out with allies.

As part of the operation, which saw British ships cover thousands of miles, the RAF and Navy deployed sonobuoys to track the Russian vessels.

While the Russian attack submarine has now headed back towards Russia, the UK has kept both naval vessels and aircraft ready to respond should Russian vessels return.

GUGI is Russia’s long-running military programme to develop capabilities to be deployed from specialist surface vessels and submarines, that are intended to survey underwater infrastructure during peacetime, but then damage or destroy infrastructure during a conflict.

British defences were previously tested by GUGI when the Russian spy ship Yantar sailed near UK waters last year. The ship was tracked by a Royal Navy frigate and RAF P8s, with lasers being directed at British pilots.

The Yantar is one the key vessels used by Russia to threaten the UK and our allies. Over the last two years, the UK has seen a 30% increase in Russian vessels threatening UK waters.

This comes as the Royal Navy completes ten days of intensive monitoring operations of Russian warships and a submarine which entered UK waters in the English Channel and North Sea. HMS Somerset and HMS Mersey, supported by tanker RFA Tideforce and Wildcat helicopters, tracked the movements of a Russian destroyer, frigate, landing ship, and Kilo-class submarine. The Royal Navy ships used their powerful array of radars and sensors to track the Russian vessels.  

The UK is stepping up on its commitment to protect our critical underwater infrastructure. This includes an additional £100 million to support our vital P8 submarine hunting aircraft.

Delivering on the recommendations in the Strategic Defence Review, the Atlantic Bastion programme is transforming the Royal Navy’s submarine hunting capabilities – combining autonomous systems and advanced sensors with the Royal Navy’s fleet of warships. The project has already received millions in investment to develop and test innovative technology.

This comes as the government is overseeing the biggest uplift in defence spending since the Cold War, reaching of 2.6% of GDP from 2027, and with £270 billion investment in defence across this Parliament.

The UK continues to closely monitor the situation and is working closely with allies to track and deter any activity that threatens British interests.

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영국과 노르웨이 P8이 감시했다고 하는데..

한참 난리났을때 님로드 날린와중에 P8 구매안했으면 진짜 식은 땀 나는 시나리오가 되었겠습니다.

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