A Russian political scientist argued Russia may goal the HMS Diamond, a Royal Navy Daring-class air-defence guided missile destroyer presently within the Pink Sea.
The commentator, Yuri Baranchik, mentioned in an article revealed by Pravda.ru that the aggressive technique can be an apt response following the destruction of the Russian Novocherkassk landing ship – for which many among the many pro-Kremlin media are blaming the UK.
Mr Baranchik additionally mentioned the HMS Diamond might be attacked both by Russia or not directly by means of the assistance of teams such because the Yemenite Houthi rebels, who’ve been creating havoc within the Pink Sea over the previous months.
Within the article, revealed by the digital information outlet carefully aligned with Vladimir Putin, the analyst went so far as describing how Moscow may perform a direct assault on the ship – by deploying MiG-31s or Tu-22M2/TU-22M2M plane armed with Kinzhal missiles.
It’s not sure how severe Mr Baranchik is together with his invitation to strike a British warship, contemplating this act may danger dragging Russia right into a struggle with the NATO navy alliance of which Britain is an element.