Russia Warship Fires Warning to Stop Turkish Boat Collision
- Defense Ministry says fishing vessel ignored visual warnings
- Turkey's military attache in Moscow summoned to ministry
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A Russian warship fired a warning shot to prevent a collision with a Turkish fishing vessel in the Aegean sea, further straining ties between the two nations after last month’s downing of a Russian bomber near the Syrian border.
Russia’s Smetlivy destroyer, which was anchored, issued visual warnings and tried without success to reach the Turkish ship by radio when it came within 1,000 meters, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said Sunday in a statement. When the vessel didn’t respond and closed to within 600 meters, the Russian warship fired, prompting the Turkish boat to change course, the ministry said.