World of warships no british destroyers12/23/2023 ![]() Minutes later, the British warship left the Russian waters, the ministry said. It said a Russian Su-24 bomber also dropped four bombs ahead of the British ship's path to persuade it to change course. The Russian Defense Ministry said a patrol ship fired warning shots after the British destroyer HMS Defender had ignored a notice against intrusion and sailed 3 kilometers (1.6 nautical miles) into Russia's territorial waters near Sevastopol, the main Russian naval base in Crimea. It was the first time since the Cold War that Moscow acknowledged using live ammunition to deter a NATO warship, reflecting the growing risk of military incidents amid soaring tensions between Russia and the West. MOSCOW - The Russian military said one of its warships in the Black Sea fired warning shots and a warplane dropped bombs Wednesday to force a British destroyer away from an area near Crimea that Moscow claims as its territorial waters, but Britain denied that account and insisted its ship wasn't fired upon. View Gallery: President Biden meets with Russian president Putin in first summit ![]()
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