Ministry of Defence argues HMS Defender was passing through Ukrainian territory
The UK is denying claims from Russia that "warning shots" were fired at a Royal Navy destroyer which entered its waters in the Black Sea.
Moscow says four bombs were also dropped near the ship by a warplane.
But the Ministry of Defence argues HMS Defender was passing through Ukrainian territory - and that Russian forces were on a "gunnery exercise".
Sky's foreign affairs editor Deborah Haynes says the situation is tense.
A Russian military ship fired warning shots at British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender after it entered Russian waters in the Black Sea and a Russian jet dropped bombs in its path as a warning, Interfax cited Russia’s defense ministry as saying https://t.co/9ZNtDFfk7z pic.twitter.com/x5vFC19m3y
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