OREANDA-NEWS  The command of the British Navy sent a frigate equipped with anti-ship missiles to monitor the ships of the Russian Navy in the North Sea, The Sun newspaper reports, citing a source in the British Ministry of Defense.

"The frigate headed to the North Sea to conduct surveillance of Russian ships," the report says.

It is noted that the frigate is "equipped with Harpoon anti-ship missiles."

"We are aware of a small number of Russian ships that are conducting exercises near the UK, and we are closely monitoring the situation," a source in the British defense ministry told the publication.