British yachties fired on by Russian warship say they were ‘blameless’ (opens original article in a new tab)

A British couple's yacht was fired upon by a Russian warship in the English Channel, with the crew denying allegations of dangerous behavior and the UK MoD confirming the incident.

• British yacht crew reported being fired upon by Russian warship in English Channel
• Yacht owners denied Russian claims of dangerous approach and called them lies
• UK MoD confirmed isolated incident with naval vessels monitoring and checking on yacht crew
• Incident followed Russian tanker boarding, raising concerns about Russian threat to UK