English • 中文

Offstream
news

Russia–United Kingdom relations

Russia's Defence Ministry says that a Russian Navy patrol ship fired shots and a Su-24 attack aircraft dropped bombs in the pathway of the British Royal Navy destroyer Defender 6 after it reportedly entered Russian-claimed territorial waters near Crimea in the Black Sea. The UK MOD said that this was part of a Russian military exercise in the vicinity and rejected Russia's account of the incident denying that any shots or bombs had been directed at the British ship.

UK denies Russia fired warning shots near British warship

Sources:  BBC News

Changes

  1. Russia's Defence Ministry says that a Russian Navy patrol ship and a fighter jet fired shots in the vicinity of the British Royal Navy warship Defender 6 after it reportedly entered Russian-claimed territorial waters near Crimea in the Black Sea. Russia also says that a Su-24 warplane dropped four bombs during the incident. The UK MOD said that this was part of a Russian military exercise in the region and rejected Russia's account of the incident denying that any shots or bombs had been directed at the British ship.
  2. Russia's Defence Ministry says that a Russian Navy patrol ship fired shots and a Su-24 attack aircraft dropped bombs in the pathway of the British Royal Navy destroyer Defender 6 after it reportedly entered Russian-claimed territorial waters near Crimea in the Black Sea. The UK MOD said that this was part of a Russian military exercise in the vicinity and rejected Russia's account of the incident denying that any shots or bombs had been directed at the British ship.

Related