A Russian warship fired warning shots near a British-registered pleasure yacht in the English Channel, highlighting increasing regional tensions.

<img alt="A view of the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich (seen in the foreground of the image) with Britain&apos;s RFA Tideforce seen in the background." height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/aa914c44-726f-48d0-8bf4-2f69005d1dd6,1781640632506/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C93%2C2400%2C1350%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="RFA Tideforce, as seen in the background, monitors the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich in an unknown location in this handout image dated June 4, 2026 . ...