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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said connected Wednesday (June 17, 2026) the firing of informing shots by a Russian frigate to divert a U.K.-flagged civilian yacht adjacent British territorial waters successful the English Channel was reckless and profoundly concerning.
The incidental occurred connected Tuesday (June 16, 2026), according to statements from the Defence Ministries of Britain and Russia. They said the firing was designed to forestall a collision after unsuccessful attempts by the Admiral Grigorovich to interaction the yacht.
“What happened successful the Channel was profoundly concerning. It was reckless,” Mr. Starmer, who is in France for the G7 summit, told BBC News. He said the Ministry of Defence’s appraisal was that the Russian vas was “drifting, and they were informing shots”.
“That shouldn’t person happened. It is reckless, and the mates connected the yacht must’ve been terrified.” The Russian Ministry said connected Tuesday (June 16, 2026) the unit of the frigate spotted a yacht travelling connected a people that risked collision with the ship.
“After repeated attempts to found vigor interaction failed, the frigate fired informing shots, including tiny arms fire, up of the yacht,” the Ministry said. It said the yacht past altered people and moved away.
Britain’s Defence Ministry described it as “an isolated incident” and not linked to the interception of a Russian shadiness fleet vas by British commandos implicit the weekend.
