MoD tried to shut our story down, say British couple on yacht that faced warning shots from Russian ship (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 couple accusing the MoD of trying to suppress the story, while the MoD described the incident as a 'nautical' event.

• Russian frigate fired warning shots at British yacht in English Channel
• MoD described incident as 'nautical' and 'isolated'
• Couple accused MoD of trying to downplay the event