Russian military ship 'fires warning shots' at UK Royal Navy destroyer in the Black Sea

2021-06-23 13:20:35 GMT2021-06-23 21:20:35(Beijing Time) Sina English

Reuters

The Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender in the Bosphorus on June 14, 2021, on its way to the Black Sea. 

A Russian military ship fired warning shots at a British Royal Navy destroyer as it entered Russian waters in the Black Sea on Wednesday, followed by a fighter jet dropping bombs in the path of the British vessel, according to Russia's Defense Ministry. The claims were denied by the UK Ministry of Defence.

The UK's HMS Defender had trespassed as far as 3km across Russian borders, Moscow said, but left the waters soon after the incident.

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