A FLEET of Russian warships has set sail for the English Channel with Vladamir Putin poised to test bombs off the British coast, putting the Royal Navy on red alert.
British warships are being scrambled to intercept the fleet which will pass within one mile of the British coast on its way to Syria.
Russia's flagship aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov was amongst the ships to depart from Severomorsk today.
The fleet is heading for the Mediterranean Sea where Moscow's naval forces are supporting its bombing campaign in Syria, the defence ministry said.
The move has been revealed just days after Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson called for demonstrations to be held outside the Russian embassy as he again condemned the country's bombing campaign.
Admirals and their Nato allies are drawing up plans to intercept the Russian warships, The Telegraph has reported.
The 55,000 tonne Admiral Kuznetsov is travelling with the Pyotr Veliky battlecruiser, the Vice-Admiral Kulakov destroyer and large anti-submarine ships.
In addition to safeguarding maritime navigation, the ships are meant to "respond to new types of modern threats like piracy and international terrorism,".
The fleet will reportedly carry out drills north of Scotland before sailing just a mile off the English coast.
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