Russian frigate the Admiral Grigorovich A government minister warned Vladimir Putin “we see you” after a Russian warship fired warning shots near a British yacht in the English Channel.
Jane Kelvey, 68, and her husband Alan, 70, were on their 40ft vessel, Bright Future, travelling towards France when the shots were fired several times from the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich on Tuesday.
“It was a bit scary,” Mrs Kelvey told The i Paper. “I crouched down. I didn’t think our safety was in danger. But it was certainly unusual. As we sailed away, we said to each other, what the hell just happened?”
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the Admiral Grigorovich fired warning shots after making attempts to contact the yacht, which was a...
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