Black Sea: Russia claims that British destroyers violated territorial waters with Russian warning shooting
China News Service, June 24. According to the Russian Satellite Network, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on the 23rd that Russia defined the activities of the British destroyers in the Black Sea as “disrespectful provocations.” The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will Summon the British ambassador.
Data map: On July 26, 2019 local time, the Russian Navy held a rehearsal for the Navy Day parade in the Black Sea, where a variety of warships and weapons appeared in a concentrated manner.
Zakharova said at a press conference on the 23rd: “We define this as a rude British provocation. It seriously violates international law and Russian law. I also want to say that the Russian Foreign Ministry will summon the British ambassador.” On the same day, The destroyer “Guardian” of the British Navy operating in the northwest of the Black Sea crossed the Russian border and sailed into the waters of Cape Fiorente 3 kilometers.
The Russian Ministry of Defense also released news on the 23rd that the Russian Black Sea Fleet and the border defense forces of the Security Agency carried out warning shots at the British destroyer that crossed the border in a joint operation to stop the destroyer’s violation of the Russian border. According to the Russian media, the Russian Defense Ministry summoned the British military attache in Russia due to the British ship’s cross-border incident.
The former naval commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Vladimir Komoyedov, also said that Britain should not do this in principle, which is very unfriendly at sea. He believes that there have been incidents related to foreign ships in Russian waters, but “the warships have acted so unscrupulously, and they have been warned by weapons. Only the British have this kind of’intelligence’.”
At 11:52 on the 23rd, the destroyer “Guardian” of the British Navy operating in the northwest of the Black Sea crossed the Russian border and sailed 3 kilometers into the waters of Cape Fiorente. At 12:06 and 12:08, the Russian patrol boat carried out warning shots. At 12:19, Su-24 fighters carried out warning bombings in the direction of the British destroyer’s advancement. At 12:23, the British destroyer left the waters of the Russian Federation.Return to Sohu to see more
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