The New Cold War

British forces scramble to track down Moscow’s killer super-sub

- Marco Giannangeli

Navy chiefs are involved in a Cold War-style “cat and mouse” chase with Russian submarines in the North Atlantic, sources have confirmed.

It comes after a warning from MI6 that Moscow wants to establish how the UK’s naval forces have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

Only last week, Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg referred to Russia as he warned: “We need to fight COVID-19 but also address the other threats and challenges we are facing.”

Moscow has deployed its top-secret super-sub the 430ft Kazan, which is capable of carrying 40 Kalibr cruise missiles.

The Kazan, Russia’s most advanced ballistic submarine, entered service in 2018 and underwent extensive trials last year before finally being deployed a month ago.