UK investigating reports Russian warship fired warning shots near yacht in English Channel
'It was surreal': British couple describe having warning shots fired near them by Russian warshipJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleRachel Flynn,Paul Adams,diplomatic correspondentandVictoria Derbyshire,BBC NewsnightWatch: Couple on board yacht that drifted towards…
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'It was surreal': British couple describe having warning shots fired near them by Russian warshipJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleRachel Flynn,Paul Adams,diplomatic correspondentandVictoria Derbyshire,BBC NewsnightWatch: Couple on board yacht that drifted towards Russian warship speak to BBC NewsnightA British retired couple who were on a yacht which had warning shots fired near it by a Russian warship in the English Channel have described the "surreal" experience to BBC Newsnight.Jane and Alan Kelvey were sailing 23 miles off the coast of the Isle of Wight on Tuesday morning when they came into close contact with a Russian frigate, the Admiral Grigorovich.The warship fired into the UK-registered yacht's path, in what the Ministry of Defence has described as an "isolated…
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