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Russia says warning shots deter UK warship; London denies it

by Jill LawlessVladimir Isachenkov
| June 24, 2021 12:06 AM

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia said one of its warships in the Black Sea fired warning shots and a warplane dropped bombs Wednesday to force a British destroyer out of an area near Crimea that Moscow claims as its territorial waters, but Britain denied that account and insisted its ship wasn't fired upon.

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