• 3 years ago
'Russia and Britain in WAR of Words Over Alleged Hostile Encounter in Black Sea'

Russia has released footage it said shows the moment two of its warplanes tried to stop a British ship enterring its waters.

The HMS Defender was tailed by a Russian Navy ship near annexed Crimea in Moscow-claimed territorial waters.

Russia said warning shots were fired and bombs dropped from the air to force the destroyer out.

Russian Army Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov said: "The moves by warships of the U.S. and its allies have been clearly provocative.

"This creates preconditions for incidents and doesn't help ease tensions in the military sphere."

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