Russian attack submarine UFA 490 was monitored 80 nautical miles west of Occidental Mindoro. PHOTO FROM THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES

By Kristina Maralit , Francisco Tuyay , Bernadette E. Tamayo and Agence France-Presse

December 3, 2024

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Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.

(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday tagged the reported sighting of a Russian attack submarine in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) last week as "very worrisome."

The UFA 490 submarine was spotted 148 kilometers west of Cape Calavite on Thursday, the Philippine military said.

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