Russia says it fired warning shots at a UK warship after it entered Russian waters in the Black Sea. UK says HMS Defender carried out a 'routine transit' from Ukraine towards Georgia through an 'internationally recognized traffic separation corridor.'
In a separate statement, Russia’s defense ministry said it had summoned the British Embassy’s defense attaché to a meeting in connection with the incident.
Ben Wallace, Britain's defense minister, said in a statement that the HMS Defender was carrying out a"routine transit" from the Ukrainian city of Odessa toward Georgia through an"internationally recognized traffic separation corridor.""As is routine, Russian vessels shadowed her passage and she was made aware of training exercises in her wider vicinity," he said.Henry Austin is a London-based editor for NBC News Digital.
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