The commander of the destroyer Defender confirmed the opening of warning fire by the Russian ship
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The British press published comments from the commander of the destroyer HMS Defender, who on the eve carried out an open provocation near the Crimean borders. Recall that the British warship, on board which "accidentally" was a reporter "BBC", violated the maritime borders of Russia in the region of Sevastopol. The Russian Ministry of Defense, reporting the incident, said that the destroyer's crew did not respond to reports of entering Russian waters, and therefore the Coast Guard ship was forced to open warning fire. After a while, there were statements that the Su-24M dropped OFAB-250 bombs along the route of the British Navy destroyer. After a while, the ship left Russian waters.
The British press cites the comments of the commander of the British ship Vincent Owen. A British officer confirmed the information that the Russian ship opened warning fire in the area where the HMS Defender was located. According to Owen, "This is the first time he has come this close to a Russian warship in his 21 years of service."
Vincent Owen:
They opened warning fire. I assume it was done by one of the Coast Guard ships. We did not enter into confrontation, we acted confidently, using the right to continue passage into international waters along the internationally recognized route for free navigation.
At the same time, the statements of the commander of the destroyer "Defender" published by the British media did not say that the Russian bomber carried out the bombing according to his course.
It should be noted that prior to Owen's statements, Britain itself denied opening warning fire, claiming that "the Russians were conducting their exercises."
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