A Russian warship is accused of firing warning shots at a British yacht in the English Channel. The incident, which occurred in international waters, is the subject of a British investigation. Moscow evokes a simple warning shot after an approach considered dangerous.
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It is on a frigate, a Russian warship, the Admiral Grigorovitch, which is accused of having opened fire in the English Channel between France and the United Kingdom, making the headlines on British television. “In tonight’s headlines, crew of Russian warship allegedly fired warning shots at yacht in English Channel. says a presenter.
The incident occurred on Tuesday June 16, about forty kilometers south of the Isle of Wight. In international waters, a British yacht reports gunfire. The Russian warship is 450 meters away, according to a British naval patrol boat monitoring it.
The frigate has been present in the area for several weeks to escort the Russian ghost fleet, oil tankers trying to escape Western sanctions. The incident comes three days after a spectacular operation by British and French forces in the Channel. These commandos intervened on Sunday June 14 and boarded a Russian oil tanker, the Smyrtos.
Are the shootings of June 16 linked to this boarding? For the moment, the British authorities are not making a connection. The incident takes place in the middle of the G7 summit in Évian. According to Moscow, the warship only fired a warning shot in the direction of the British yacht which was approaching dangerously. A disproportionate maneuver for many observers. The British Ministry of Defense has opened an investigation.
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