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Russian ship fires warning shots at British yacht in Channel
DW.com • • world
Key Points:
- A Russian warship fired warning shots at a British yacht in the English Channel after the yacht made a "dangerous approach," according to the Russian Defense Ministry, which also reported the use of signal flares and audible signals prior to the shots.
- The incident involved the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich about 20 nautical miles south of the Isle of Wight, outside UK territorial waters, and no injuries or damage were reported.
- The British Ministry of Defense is investigating the event, with the Royal Navy's offshore patrol vessel HMS Mersay monitoring the Russian frigate at the time.
- Officials indicated the warning shots were likely an isolated incident and not connected to recent British naval actions against a Russian shadow fleet tanker, Smyrtos, seized last Sunday for violating international oil sanctions.
