Russian warship fires warning shots at British yacht in the English Channel The Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich fired warning shots at a civilian yacht flying a British flag when it came within approximately 500 meters of the warship in the English Channel. The Russian Defense Ministry stated the yacht was unresponsive to communications and ignored flares, leading to the warning shots when the distance narrowed to 150 meters. This incident follows the UK’s interception of a Russian tanker suspected of belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet.

• Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich fired warning shots at a British yacht in the English Channel.
• The yacht approached within 500 meters of the warship and allegedly ignored signals.
• The incident occurred between the Isle of Wight and the Normandy coast.
• The UK recently intercepted a Russian tanker suspected of sanctions evasion.