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UK military investigates report that Russian warship fired warning shots at yacht in the Channel
No injuries or damage were reported, and the Royal Navy sent a seaboat to check on the yacht’s crew, officials said.
- The British Ministry of Defence launched an urgent investigation Tuesday into reports that a Russian navy vessel fired warning shots at a civilian yacht navigating the English Channel.
- The hostile encounter involved the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich, which reportedly discharged its weapons around 11:40 a.m. after a UK-registered yacht sailed close to it in international waters between the Isle of Wight and Normandy.
- A Royal Navy warship was actively monitoring the Russian frigate at the exact time of the confrontation, with officials confirming that the crew of the HMS Mersey witnessed the vessel's movements.
- No injuries or structural damage to the civilian yacht were reported, and the vessel successfully continued on its course outside of UK territorial waters following the brief engagement.
- The incident severely escalates existing Anglo-Russian maritime tensions, occurring just two days after armed British Royal Marine commandos aggressively boarded and detained the Smyrtos, a sanctioned tanker operating in the Channel as part of Russia's "shadow fleet.
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Russian warship fired warning shots near yacht in English Channel
A Russian warship fired warning shots near a U.K.-registered pleasure yacht in the English Channel on Tuesday, authorities said, an incident that caused no damage but illustrated heightened tensions between the two countries.
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On Tuesday in the English Channel, a Russian warship fired warning shots at a British sailing yacht that was approaching him "dangerously", according to the Russian Ministry of Defence, leading the British authorities to open an investigation.
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