{"id":1995832,"date":"2026-06-16T15:37:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1995832"},"modified":"2026-06-16T15:37:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:37:42","slug":"russia-says-yacht-making-dangerous-approach-in-channel-prompted-warning-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1995832","title":{"rendered":"Russia says yacht making &#8216;dangerous approach&#8217; in Channel prompted warning shots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/80\/10\/06\/1200x675_cmsv2_40dc1dc7-af08-5369-8d95-34ad08601d54-9801006.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2902876-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2902876\" data-cid=\"9803268\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2902876-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" 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src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/80\/32\/68\/189x106_cmsv2_0ef699ff-4c6c-574e-9115-e4bd739bb2b0-9803268.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"U.S. President Donald Trump is greeted by French President Emmanuel Macron and and first lady Brigitte Macron as he arrives at the Palace of Versailles\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    No Comment<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Trump welcomed to Versailles for dinner with Macron\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2902810-pos2-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2902810\" data-cid=\"9802864\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2902810-label-pos2-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" 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in the East Room of the White House, Friday, 22 May 2026, in Washington. \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Economy<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Fed keeps rates unchanged but signals possible hike this year\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Europe<\/p>\n<p>                          Europe News<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Russia says yacht making &#8216;dangerous approach&#8217; in Channel prompted warning shots<\/h1>\n<div 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loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;In order to attract the attention of the yacht&#8217;s crew, signal flares were fired and audible signals were sounded. Despite these measures, the vessel continued its dangerous approach,&#8221; the Russian defence ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Following this, &#8220;the frigate&#8217;s commander decided to fire warning shots in the vessel&#8217;s direction using the ship&#8217;s small arms,&#8221; it added.<\/p>\n<p>The statement from Moscow comes after the UK defence ministry said earlier on Tuesday it was &#8220;investigating reports of an incident in the Channel,&#8221; as a UK defence source told the AFP news agency that a yacht had reported a Russian warship firing warning shots.<\/p>\n<p>The incident apparently took place about 20 nautical miles (37 kilometres) south of the Isle of Wight just outside British waters, according to the source.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the reported warning shots, a UK Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: &#8220;We are investigating reports of an incident in the Channel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/80\/10\/06\/808x539_cmsv2_5de98f30-0666-5def-bae7-95961df76e46-9801006.jpg\" alt=\"Royal Marine Commandos detain the sanctioned Smyrtos tanker in the English Channel, 14 June, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Royal Marine Commandos detain the sanctioned Smyrtos tanker in the English Channel, 14 June, 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The defence source said it was being treated as an isolated incident not linked to the UK interception in the early hours of Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>In the incident reported on Tuesday, the UK-registered yacht alleged that a Russian Navy vessel had fired the warning shots at a distance of approximately 500 yards (457 metres).<\/p>\n<p>No injuries or damage was reported by the yacht, which is continuing its journey after a welfare visit by a vessel dispatched from British naval vessel HMS Tyne.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the BBC, Jane and Alan Kelvey, the couple who were on the yacht, said that following a warning horn from the Russian vessel, they had &#8220;turned two degrees to port so they could see we had made a deliberate change of course, which meant we had seen them&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Then a minute or so later they gave another five blasts on their horn, immediately followed by four to five small arms fire,&#8221; they continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That wasn&#8217;t aimed at us &#8211; it was warning fire that went up in the air, we believe,&#8221; they added, describing the experience as &#8220;surreal&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood another British naval vessel, HMS Mersey, was monitoring the Russian ship at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n<h2>Shadow fleet interception<\/h2>\n<p>It came days after UK commandos intercepted and boarded a suspected Russian shadow fleet vessel in the same part of the Channel, in the first such UK-led operation.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s interdiction saw British commandos board the sanctioned oil tanker Smyrtos, said to belong to Russia&#8217;s shadow fleet, in a dramatic operation hailed by Kyiv and London as a blow to Moscow&#8217;s war machine.<\/p>\n<p>The operation took place off the southern English coast, with the commandos fast-roping from a helicopter in the dark, according to defence ministry footage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">EU proposes new sanctions on Russian oil, &#8216;shadow fleet&#8217;, fisheries and soldiers<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Watch: The oldest trick in the book\u2014how Russia\u2019s shadow fleet hides from global tracking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>British prosecutors on Monday charged Ajay Pant, the Indian captain of the Smyrtos, with contravening UK sanctions imposed on Russia following its 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old appeared at Southampton Magistrates&#8217; Court by videolink on Tuesday from Bournemouth police station for a preliminary hearing.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth and to gave his address as being in India. 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Despite these measures, the vessel continued its dangerous approach,&#8221; the Russian defence ministry said in a statement.Following this, &#8220;the frigate&#8217;s commander decided to fire warning shots in the vessel&#8217;s direction using the ship&#8217;s small arms,&#8221; it added.The statement from Moscow comes after the UK defence ministry said earlier on Tuesday it was &#8220;investigating reports of an incident in the Channel,&#8221; as a UK defence source told the AFP news agency that a yacht had reported a Russian warship firing warning shots.The incident apparently took place about 20 nautical miles (37 kilometres) south of the Isle of Wight just outside British waters, according to the source.Asked about the reported warning shots, a UK Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: &#8220;We are investigating reports of an incident in the Channel.&#8221;The defence source said it was being treated as an isolated incident not linked to the UK interception in the early hours of Sunday.In the incident reported on Tuesday, the UK-registered yacht alleged that a Russian Navy vessel had fired the warning shots at a distance of approximately 500 yards (457 metres).No injuries or damage was reported by the yacht, which is continuing its journey after a welfare visit by a vessel dispatched from British naval vessel HMS Tyne.Speaking to the BBC, Jane and Alan Kelvey, the couple who were on the yacht, said that following a warning horn from the Russian vessel, they had &#8220;turned two degrees to port so they could see we had made a deliberate change of course, which meant we had seen them&#8221;.&#8221;Then a minute or so later they gave another five blasts on their horn, immediately followed by four to five small arms fire,&#8221; they continued.&#8221;That wasn&#8217;t aimed at us &#8211; it was warning fire that went up in the air, we believe,&#8221; they added, describing the experience as &#8220;surreal&#8221;.It is understood another British naval vessel, HMS Mersey, was monitoring the Russian ship at the time of the incident.Shadow fleet interceptionIt came days after UK commandos intercepted and boarded a suspected Russian shadow fleet vessel in the same part of the Channel, in the first such UK-led operation.Sunday&#8217;s interdiction saw British commandos board the sanctioned oil tanker Smyrtos, said to belong to Russia&#8217;s shadow fleet, in a dramatic operation hailed by Kyiv and London as a blow to Moscow&#8217;s war machine.The operation took place off the southern English coast, with the commandos fast-roping from a helicopter in the dark, according to defence ministry footage.British prosecutors on Monday charged Ajay Pant, the Indian captain of the Smyrtos, with contravening UK sanctions imposed on Russia following its 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.The 38-year-old appeared at Southampton Magistrates&#8217; Court by videolink on Tuesday from Bournemouth police station for a preliminary hearing.He spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth and to gave his address as being in India. 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