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[Regnum] The crew of the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich fired preemptively at a dangerously navigating British-flagged yacht in the English Channel. The Russian Ministry of Defense press service reported this on June 16.
The incident occurred earlier that day. The frigate's crew spotted the civilian sailing yacht Bright Future, which was heading dangerously close to the ship. The sailors made several attempts to contact the yacht on the international radio channel, but there was no change in course or response.
| Foolishly getting up to no good in the cabin instead of paying attention to navigation, perhaps. |
After this, the yacht immediately changed course and began moving away from the frigate.
| And thank goodness for that. |
In late March, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer authorized the country's armed forces and law enforcement to detain Russian vessels subject to London's sanctions. In April, the Admiral Grigorovich escorted two Russian oil tankers through the English Channel. Both vessels were on the British sanctions list. London dispatched a warship to the tankers, but it took no action.