The crew of the British destroyer Defender was warned of the possible use of weapons in the event of continued illegal presence in the territorial waters of the Russian Federation, but did not react to these signals, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
“The destroyer was preliminary warned about the possible use of weapons in the event of continued illegal presence in the territorial waters of the Russian Federation,” the message says.
“The crew of the British destroyer did not respond to clear warning signals in accordance with the law of the sea, in connection with which the Russian patrol ship was forced to carry out precautionary fire. For additional warning, the Russian Su-24M aircraft carried out precautionary bombing along the course of the British destroyer”, – the Russian military department.