Russian warship fires 'warning shots' near UK yacht in Channel
Russia said one of its warships fired warning shots on June 16 near a yacht making a "dangerous approach" in the English Channel, though Britain evaluated that the shots were "not aimed at the vessel".
The incident involved the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich and a U.K.-registered yacht around 20 nautical miles south of the Isle of Wight, just outside British waters, a U.K. defense source told AFP.
The latest at-sea tension between London and Moscow came after U.K. commandos intercepted and boarded a suspected Russian shadow fleet vessel on Sunday in the same part of the Channel.
The shooting incident coincided with G7 leaders gathering in eastern France and agreeing June 16 to intensify pressure on Russia to end more than four years of war against Ukraine.
