LONDON: Russia said one of its warships fired warning shots on Tuesday at a yacht making a “dangerous approach”...

The British military is investigating a report that a Russian warship fired warning shots at a yacht in the English Channel.

A Russian warship fired a warning shot at a UK-registered yacht that came close to it in the English Channel, it is understood

The incident reportedly involved the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich in the sea between the Isle of White and Normandy

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The incident is the latest sign of rising tensions between the UK and Russia

A Russian warship has fired warning shots near a U.K.-registered pleasure yacht in the English Channel

Ministry of Defence investigates after shots apparently fired within 500 metres of vessel near Isle of Wight

The incident reportedly happened at 11:40 am on Tuesday between the Isle of Wight and Normandy. #EuropeNews

The incident comes two days after armed British forces boarded and detained a sanctioned tanker in the Channel that is suspected of being part of Russia’s shadow fleet. #EuropeNews

Russia's Defense Ministry said one of its warships fired warning shots on Tuesday near a yacht making a "dangerous approach" in the English Channel.

A U.K.-registered yacht in the English Channel just outside British territorial waters reported that a Russian warship fired "warning shots" near it, a British defense source told…

Sources say incident is not linked to the recent UK interception of a Russia-linked tanker

The incident comes days after the UK intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel

The UK Ministry of Defence is investigating reports that a Russian naval frigate fired warning shots on a yacht in the English Channel after it approached the vessel.

British authorities investigate incident involving civilian vessel near Russian frigate, amid growing tensions over Moscow’s shadow fleet and Royal Navy tracking of Russian ships

A Russian warship in the English Channel fired warning shots several hundred yards in front of UK-flagged yacht that appeared to be sailing on a collision course with it on…

The British military is investigating a report that a Russian warship fired warning shots at a yacht in the English Channel.

A Russian frigate reportedly fired warning shots at a British-flagged yacht in the English Channel. The U.K. Defense Ministry is investigating the incident.

Britain’s ministry of defence is investigating reports of the incident involving a civilian vessel and the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich.

Britain’s ministry of defence is investigating reports of the incident involving a civilian vessel and the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich.