Daily Mail: How a Royal Navy submarine was locked in deadly game of 'hide and seek' with Russian hunter killers in the Mediterranean before air strikes on Syria
* Russian Kilo-class submarines chased British Astute-class vessels backed up by two frigates and an aircraft
* They hunted the UK vessel as it carried Tomahawk missiles with a range of up to 1,000 miles close to Syria
* Britain joined the U.S. and France in airstrikes against the Assad regime and its chemical weapons facilities
* Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of 'consequences' and said said there was no evidence of the attack
* President Donald Trump has vowed to carry out further strikes if Assad crosses the chemical 'red line' again
* Assad met Russian politicians today and told them the West was spreading 'lies and misinformation' at the UN
* Theresa May has faced criticism for authorising the military action without a vote in the House of Commons
* Boris Johnson defended the PM but said the UK would take 'precautions' amid fears of Russian cyber-attacks
*Labour's Jeremy Corbyn questioned their legality and demanded a 'war powers' law to give Parliament a say
A Royal Navy submarine was hunted by Russian warships in a 'cat and mouse' pursuit under the eastern Mediterranean shortly before the UK took part in airstrikes against the Assad regime in Syria, it has emerged.
Russian hunter-killer submarines, nicknamed 'Black Hole' because of their stealth, chased the British Astute-class submarines over several days, supported by two frigates and an anti-submarine aircraft, according to a military source.
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said today that the UK would have to take 'precautions' against Russian cyber-attacks, after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of 'consequences' following the airstrikes by the UK, US and France in which suspected chemical weapons sites in Syria were reduced to rubble.
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Update: British submarine in duel with Kremlin’s ‘Black Hole’ hunter-killer (The Times)
WNU Editor: I guess this was an opportunity for all sides to see how effective their submarine and anti-sub tactics are.
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