MoD investigating after Russian warship fires warning shots at British yacht

Sailors on board the Russian navy ship Admiral Grigorovich are believed to have fired warning shots at a yacht (MoD Crown Copyright/PA) - (PA Media)

Sailors on a Russian warship fired warning shots at a UK-registered yacht in the English Channel in the latest sign of tensions with Vladimir Putin’s country.

The incident is understood to have involved the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich about 20 nautical miles south of the Isle of Wight, outside the UK’s territorial waters.