RARE SIGHTING Contributed photo shows the Russian Navy’s Ufa submarine surfacing on Philippine waters last Thursday. The 74-meter-long vessel is capable of firing Kalibr cruise missiles, which were used recently against Ukraine.
THE DAILY INQUIRER | Published December 2, 2024
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Monday that the recent sighting of a Russian attack submarine in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is “very worrisome.”
In an ambush interview in Marikina City, Marcos was asked to comment on a report of a Russian attack submarine being spotted in the WPS.
“We will let the military discuss it with you, but I don’t think it is a subject that we should… Let’s just wish a Merry Christmas to all of these people,” he told reporters.
Asked how alarming the sighting was, he responded, “All of that is very concerning. Any intrusion into the West Philippine Sea, of our EEZ [exclusive economic zone], of our baselines is very worrisome. Yes, it’s just another one.”
In a Philippine Daily Inquirer report Monday, it said that military security sources confirmed the sighting of an underwater vessel, the Russian Navy’s Ufa, in the WPS.
It was first spotted 148 kilometers (80 nautical miles) west off Occidental Mindoro last November 28 and had come from Malaysia, the report said.
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SOURCE: www.inquirer.net
RELATED: Marcos on Russian submarine spotted in WPS: Very worrisome
GMA NETWORK| Published December 2, 2024
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. expressed concern Monday over the Russian attack submarine that was spotted in the West Philippine Sea last week.
“That’s very concerning. Any intrusion into the West Philippine Sea, of our EEZ, of our baselines is very worrisome. Yes it’s just another one,” Marcos told reporters.
Marcos said he would let the Philippine military discuss the matter.
”We’ll let the military discuss it with you,” he said.
Philippine Navy spokesperson for WPS Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad said they have monitored the presence of the Russian attack submarine.
He said the vessel was the Russian Navy’s Ufa.
From Malaysia, the Russian attack submarine was first seen 80 nautical miles west off Occidental Mindoro on November 28.
The Philippine Navy immediately sent an aircraft and a warship to track the movement of the Russian vessel.
According to the Philippine Navy, the Ufa did not submerge as it moved slowly northward outside the Philippine territorial waters until the weekend.
The Philippine Navy added that the Russian vessel said it was “awaiting improved weather conditions before proceeding to Vladivostok, Russia.”
It added that BRP Jose Rizal (FF150) was the one that “established radio communications with the submarine, which confirmed its identity, crew complement, and navigational intent.”
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SOURCE: www.gmanetwork.com
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