Russian warship fires warning shots at yacht in English Channel, agencies say

Russian spy ship Yantar (top) being followed by British frigate near UK maritime space. Photo from January 2025.
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A Russian warship fired "warning shots" at a yacht in the English Channel near territorial British waters, the United Kingdom government reported to news agencies this Tuesday (16).
The incident with the yacht, which is registered under the British flag, occurred in international waters near British waters, a British defense source told Reuters and the AFP. The ship belongs to the Russian Navy, according to the British broadcaster BBC.
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The incident reportedly occurred about 20 nautical miles south of the Isle of Wight and happened just a few days after UK commandos intercepted and boarded a vessel suspected of being part of the so-called Russian "ghost fleet" nearby.
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When asked about the reports of the warning shots, a A spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense stated: "We are investigating reports of an incident in the English Channel."
It was not yet known whether the incident left anyone injured, nor the reason that motivated the sailors on the Russian frigate to fire the shots, until the last update of this report.
Neither the British nor the Russian government had made an official statement until the last update of this report.
This report is being updated.

Source: G1