A Russian spy ship was last year spotted off the west coast of Ireland where state media are now simulating deadly nuclear attacks from.
A 350ft Russian vessel called the Yantar was seen in Irish waters in August of 2021, months before Putin waged war on Ukraine and began to threaten the west.
The Defence Forces said at the time they were aware of the ship that is known to carry out surveillance operations.
They said in a statement at the time: "Óglaigh na hÉireann can confirm that the Irish Naval Service is aware of the Russian ship Yantar transiting in the Irish exclusive economic zone off the west of Ireland.
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“This ship is transmitting on the automatic identification system and is outside Irish territorial waters.
“This activity is in line with the UN Convention on the Law Of the Sea (UNCLOS) rules for transit through international waters.
“Territorial waters are 12 nautical miles from the coast of Ireland and under UNCLOS, there is no restriction on ships operating on the high seas inside exclusive economic zones.”
The ship is officially an oceanographic research vessel, but carries extensive surveillance equipment and is capable of attaching spy equipment to undersea cables that carry internet traffic across the world.
It was seen off the coast of Donegal back then, around the spot where Russian state media simulated a nuclear weapon being deployed which would turn Ireland and the UK into a "radioactive desert".
Russian TV anchor Dmitry Kiselyov showed an underwater missile being set off just off the coast of Donegal earlier this week.
Putin's puppets say it would destroy the "British Isles" but at no point mention Ireland, despite maps showing we would be hit first by the weapon.
The host explains: "Another option is to plunge Britain into the depths of sea using Russia's unmanned underwater vehicle Poisedon.
"It approaches its target at a depth of 1km at a speed of 200km/h. There's no way of stopping this underwater drone. The warhead on it has a yield of up to 100 megatonnes.
"The explosion of this thermonuclear torpedo by Britain's coastline will cause a gigantic tsunami wave up to 500m high.
"Such a barrage alone also carries extreme doses of radiation. Having passed over the British Isles, it will turn what might be left of them into a radioactive desert."
While many people are sounding the alarm, Tom Clonan, Senator, retired army officer, and Security Analyst said the chances of the missile actually being launched in Ireland’s direction are “extremely small.”
“I know there will be many people listening to this who will be very frightened by this, or it may provoke fear and unease, but the chances of this happening are extremely small.
“This is propaganda.”
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