A Russian military ship fired warning shots at British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender after it entered Russian waters in the Black Sea and a Russian jet dropped bombs in its path, Interfax cited Russia’s defence ministry as saying on Wednesday.
The Defender left Russian waters soon afterwards, having ventured as much as 3km (2 miles) inside, the ministry said.
The incident took place in the northwestern part of the Black Sea
“The destroyer had been warned that weapons would be used if it trespasses the border of the Russian Federation. It did not react to the warning,” it said.
The ministry said a Russian bomber had dropped four high explosive fragmentation bombs as a warning in the British destroyer’s path.
More details soon…