The Latest Breaking News from the English Channel

What is the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich? The warship that fired shots at yacht in English Channel

The ship, a Black Sea fleet frigate, has been shadowed by the Royal Navy on a few occasions as it has passed through the English Channel

The Independent UK · Jun 16

Russian warship fires shots near British yacht in latest Channel confrontation with UK

Russia and the UK found themselves at the centre of fresh tensions in the English Channel on Tuesday after a Russian warship reportedly fired warning shots near a UK-registered yacht, hours after London unveiled a new round of sanctions targeting Moscow’s so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers.

The Times of India · Jun 16

UK military investigates report that Russian warship fired warning shots at yacht in the Channel

The British military is investigating a report that a Russian warship fired warning shots at a yacht in the English Channel

The Independent UK · Jun 16

Why Was a Russian Oil Tanker Sailing Under Cameroon's Flag? UK Investigates Vessel Seized in English Channel

British forces intercepted a suspected Russian shadow-fleet oil tanker in the English Channel, investigating its Cameroonian registration and potential links to sanctioned Russian oil exports.

International Business Times UK · Jun 15

British forces intercept Russian shadow fleet tanker

British commandos have boarded a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel.

AAP · Jun 14

Russia Threatens To Trigger Shadow Fleet Blasts After UK Intercepts Vessel

Royal Marine commandos rappelled from helicopters onto the vessel, the Smyrtos, in the English Channel, in what the UK's Defense Ministry called "the first U.K.-led operation of its kind."

International Business Times · Jun 14

UK intercepts Russian shadow fleet vessel in Channel: ministry

British forces on Sunday intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker belonging to Russia's shadow fleet in the English Channel, the defence ministry said, in a six-hour operation hailed by Kyiv.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 14

Dramatic moment UK forces intercept Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel

UK armed forces have boarded and seized a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel.

The Independent UK · Jun 14

UK intercepts oil tanker from Russia's shadow fleet in English Channel

British forces intercepted a UK-sanctioned oil tanker accused of belonging to what has been dubbed Russia's "shadow fleet" in the English Channel on Sunday, in what the country’s defence ministry called "the first UK-led operation of its kind".

France 24 · Jun 14

In a first, UK delivers blow to Putin’s shadow fleet with English Channel interception

British forces have intercepted a Russian “shadow fleet” oil tanker in the English Channel for the first time, in what the government described as a major operation aimed at disrupting Moscow’s ability to fund its war in Ukraine.

The Times of India · Jun 14