2021 Black Sea incident with professional liars (Royal Navy)

mavaff wrote:The Black Sea Fleet, together with border guards, stopped the violation of the Russian border by the British destroyer Defender at Cape Fiolent, the Defense Ministry said.

As noted by the Russian military, at 11:52 the British ship crossed the Russian border and entered the territorial sea at Cape Fiolent for three kilometers. He was warned about the use of weapons in the event of a border violation, but the destroyer crew did not react.
At 12:06 and 12:08 the border patrol ship opened warning fire. After another nine minutes, the Su-24m aircraft performed warning bombing, dropping four OFAB-250s in the direction of the destroyer.

https://ria.ru/20210623/korabl-1738233635.html

Lurk83 wrote:

mavaff wrote:The Black Sea Fleet, together with border guards, stopped the violation of the Russian border by the British destroyer Defender at Cape Fiolent, the Defense Ministry said.

As noted by the Russian military, at 11:52 the British ship crossed the Russian border and entered the territorial sea at Cape Fiolent for three kilometers. He was warned about the use of weapons in the event of a border violation, but the destroyer crew did not react.
At 12:06 and 12:08 the border patrol ship opened warning fire. After another nine minutes, the Su-24m aircraft performed warning bombing, dropping four OFAB-250s in the direction of the destroyer.

https://ria.ru/20210623/korabl-1738233635.html

UK defence attache has been summoned to explain.

miketheterrible wrote:next time Russia should jam all their systems onboard the ship.  Watch as the Brits will panic.

Jonathan Beale, Defence Correspondent

I am on board the warship, in the Black Sea.

The crew were already at action stations as they approached the southern tip of Russian occupied Crimea. Weapons systems on board the Royal Navy destroyer had already been loaded.

This would be a deliberate move to make a point to Russia. HMS Defender was going to sail within the 12 mile (19km) limit of Crimea's territorial waters. The captain insisted he was only seeking safe passage thorough an internationally recognised shipping lane.

Two Russian coastguard ships that were shadowing the Royal Navy warship, tried to force it to alter course. At one stage one of the Russian vessels closed in to about 100m (328ft).

Increasingly hostile warnings were issued over the radio - including one that said "if you don't change course I'll fire". We did hear some firing in the distance but they were believed to be well out of range.

As HMS Defender sailed through the shipping lane it was buzzed by Russian jets. The Captain, Vincent Owen, said the ship detected more than 20 military aircraft nearby. Commander Owen said his mission was confident but non-confrontational.

kvs wrote:

lancelot wrote:I guess Russia needs to pay a visit to one of the British naval bases with the PtG.

British talking heads are bitching about Russian naval ships in international waters in the vicinity of the UK.   But here
they are "sending Russia a message".   What message is that?  You are retards?

I think Russia did not engage its assets in Crimea against this tub because why is there any reason to give NATzO
intelligence value.    Their impotent posturing is no sort of threat.  

NATzO deciders always assume Russians are mentally inferior.   This is projection based on their own self-evident
inadequacy.  

mavaff wrote:Point is: some folks consider Crimea still Ukranian soil so technically that ship was not in Russian waters LOL

slasher wrote:Good PR move to appear resolute while making the the Russian's look weak and powerless. Letting the Brits/NATO so close to Sevastopol is quite surprising.

PapaDragon wrote:
Don't know why they reported that they fired warning shots when they clearly didn't (and whole event seems to be quite a dull affair), someone in the Blacks Sea Fleet probably didn't hear about this latest invention called the camera

Royal Navy wins the day  

PapaDragon wrote:Royal Navy wins the day