Russian warship fires warning shots on cargo ship in Black Sea

This is the first time Russia has fired on merchant shipping beyond Ukraine since exiting a landmark United Nations-brokered grain deal last month.

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Russian Navy vessels are anchored in a bay of the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Crimea May 8, 2014. PHOTO: REUTERS/DAWN

August 14, 2023

This is the first time Russia has fired on merchant shipping beyond Ukraine since exiting a landmark United Nations-brokered grain deal last month.

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