nytimes June 29, 2021 11:00pm British Warship Deliberately Sailed Close to Crimea, U.K. Officials Say #defenseandmilitaryforces #blacksea #crimeaukraine #russia #greatbritain #news British Warship Deliberately Sailed Close to Crimea, U.K. Officials Say The action, meant to demonstrate support for Ukraine, incited an international incident after Russia scrambled warplanes and Coast Guard vessels.
nytimes June 23, 2021 3:00pm Russia Says It Fired Warning Shots at a U.K. Warship Near Crimea #defenseandmilitaryforces #shipsandshipping #blacksea #crimeaukraine #hmsdefender #russia #greatbritain #news Russia Says It Fired Warning Shots at a U.K. Warship Near Crimea Moscow said the Royal Navy destroyer was in its territorial waters. Britain said that no shots were aimed at the ship and that Russia had warned it was conducting a gunnery exercise.