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UK military investigates report that Russian warship fired warning shots at yacht in the Channel
The MoD says it is investigating after the yacht reported no injuries or damage and the Royal Navy sent a patrol boat to check on its crew.
- 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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LONDON - Russia said one of its warships fired warning shots Tuesday at a yacht making a "dangerous approach" in the Channel, as the UK evaluated that the shots were "not aimed at the vessel".
·Bangkok, Thailand
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