Dan Sabbagh

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Today in Focus · Russia warship fires warning shot at British couple – The Latest · 17 Jun 2026 podcast

Some of the Russians say there were flares.

I don't think the retired couple say this or any flares being fired.

But anyway, what was clear, because you can't mistake this sort of thing, was shots were fired from by sailors on the boat.

You know, small arms, not the ship's big gun, I think, as far as we can tell.

And at that point, they suddenly realized that they'd had a major problem and they sort of skedaddle, changed course.

And actually, if you look on the sort of radar tracks afterwards, their yacht is called the Bright Future, sort of sails in this rather crazy S-bend between Limington and Sherbrooke, where this Russian warship was somewhere in between.

And 10 times longer than the yacht, I think, which is about 12 metres long.

So, yeah, it's a big hulking, brooding presence.

I mean, this is not British territorial waters.

These are international waters.

It's not unusual for there to be warships from foreign countries, from Russia, in and around the UK.

Having said that...

Russia's really stepped up its presence over the last few months.

And in particular, this particular frigate, the Admiral Grigorovich.

And why is that?

Because it's mostly been escorting the sort of Russian shadow fleet or Russian oil tankers from either the high north or from the Baltic through carrying laden with crude oil, escorting them through on their way to India or to China.

You know, quick look on the map and you'll see that's the only

You know, these are the only viable routes.

So this Russian warship has been a presence just off the coast of Britain, in the North Sea, in the Channel.

It's been monitored by the British and the French for several months.

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