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Commenting on the recent incident in the Black Sea, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the SAMBO Wrestling Federation had asked him to help hold another combat sambo competition on one of the warships of the Black Sea Fleet”. The Head of State asked Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to help in this matter.
Earlier it was reported that the British destroyer “Defender” crossed the State border of Russia in the northwestern part of the Black Sea, entering the territorial waters for three kilometers.A ship of the Black Sea Fleet sent a warning about the use of weapons in the event of a violation of the border, and then opened a warning fire and performed a warning bombing, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The British Ministry of Defense, commenting on the incident, said that the Russian warning shots were not fired at the Royal Navy ship, and the bombs were not dropped on its way: “We believe that the Russians conducted artillery exercises in the Black Sea, which were warned in advancemarine community&”, “said the military department, adding that the British Navy ship makes a peaceful passage through the territorial waters of Ukraine in accordance with international law.
The Ministry of Defense has published a video of the escort of the destroyer “Defender” in the Crimea
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