Britain’s Defense Ministry said it was investigating a report that a Russian vessel fired warning shots near a U.K.-registered yacht in the English Channel on Tuesday.
The Russian warship Admiral Grigorovich docked in Turkey in 2021. British defense officials did not name the ship accused of firing shots on Tuesday, but the Royal Navy had previously said it was shadowing the Admiral Grigorovich in the English Channel.
For months, a coalition led by Britain and France has been preparing to send minesweepers and other ships to secure the strait once the fighting ends. That moment may finally be here.