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HMS Defender â the British destroyer should be renamed âHMS Aggressorâ says Russia
LAST Wednesday, a Russian patrol ship and fighter jet fired warning shots and dropped bombs along the path of a British destroyer that had veered into Russian territorial waters off Crimea in the Black Sea.
London initially denied that any incident took place, claiming that the Royal Navy ship was merely enjoying âinnocent passageâ through âUkrainianâ waters.
In the wake of the incident, the Russian Defence Ministry has appealed to the Pentagon and the command of the UKâs Naval forces, urging them to âbe guided by reasonâ and to avoid dangerous actions that might âtestâ Russiaâs defences.
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Britain s Defense Ministry denied that the HMS Defender had been fired upon, saying that Russia was carrying out a previously announced gunnery exercise in the area. Britain said it was practicing freedom of navigation in Ukrainian and international waters.
In response to the incident, Moscow warned it was prepared to fire on warships entering territorial waters it claims around Ukraine s Crimean Peninsula, which Russia seized in March 2014 in a move not recognized by most of the international community.
The Russian Embassy in Washington has
called on the United States and its allies to avoid military exercises in the Black Sea, saying such maneuvers increase the risk of unintentional incidents and embolden Ukraine.
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Classified defense documents containing details about the U.K. military vessel HMS Defender and the British military have been found at bus stop in the country,
The British government said the employee concerned with the loss of documents reported it last week, and an investigation has been launched.
A member of the public, who wanted to remain anonymous, contacted the BBC after finding 50 pages of classified information in a soggy heap behind a bus stop in Kent on June 22.
The papers included one set of documents which discussed the potential Russian reaction to HMS Defender s transit through Ukrainian waters off the Crimea coast on June 23, according to the BBC, while another laid out plans for a possible British military presence in Afghanistan.