Sky News reports:
What we know about Russian warship that fired warning shots in English Channel
The Ministry of Defence said the shots were "not aimed at the vessel and were an attempt to prevent a possible collision". But the chair of the defence committee said it showed the government needs to boost military spending, while the Tories said it proved Russia posed a "direct threat".
A Russia warship fired warning shots at a UK-registered yacht in the English Channel in an incident that has intensified national security concerns.
The shots were fired on Tuesday about 20 nautical miles (30km) south of the Isle of Wight, outside the UK's territorial waters.
The UK MOD stated:
"The crew of the frigate Admiral Grigorovich acted in strict accordance with international shipping regulations and took all necessary measures to prevent the incident."
And even Ms Kelvey on board the yacht said:
"They were warning shots, fired in the air - they weren't firing at us," she said.
People seem to forget that it was yacht packed with Ukrainian divers and explosives that is claimed to have perpetrated the Nordstream pipeline destruction so who would know what the purpose of this yacht could have been? Maybe some nut decided to try to take-out a Russian frigate?
But the UK MSM and MIC is desperate for a Gulf of Tonkin incident to confirm the 'threat' from Russia and any old nonsense will do.
Update: 18/06/2026
Starmer has now called the firing of warning shots by the Russians 'reckless'.
God knows what he would have called the yacht sinking if it hit the frigate - unfortunate?