title: So, Were Shots Fired?
abstract: The incident with the British destroyer hmS defender near Cape fiolent on June 23, 2021 once again demonstrated how fragile international relations are. according to the Russian authorities, the ship's entry 3 km into Russia's territorial waters was a flagrant violation of the 1982 uN Convention on the law of the Sea. The violation of the state border was stopped after warning shots had been fired by a Coast Guard ship, and bombs were dropped from a Su-24m front-line bomber along the course of t
journal: Russia in Global Affairs