BBC journalist reports from British warship as Russia “fires warning shots” - BBC News

Tensions have escalated sharply between Russia and the United Kingdom, on the seas off the coast of Crimea.
More than 20 Russian aircraft and two coastguard ships were shadowing a British warship, HMS Defender, when the Russians claim they've fired warning shots and dropped bombs in the path of the British ship, accusing it of violating Russian territorial waters. The British deny that account.
Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and claims the peninsula and its waters are Russian territory. However the UK says HMS Defender was passing through Ukrainian waters, in an internationally recognised route.
The only broadcast journalist on board HMS Defender was from the BBC.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Jonathan Beale, who describes the hostile warnings from Russia and HMS Defender’s response the confrontation.
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[@KriegHammer]

British warships dont often sail in russian waters, but when they do there is a bbc journalist onboard...

[@Obi_boy]

It's Ukraine waters

[@elianjordan81]

XD yeah lol

[@brianmmacu]

I t is odd that they have a reporter there, isn't it, but there was a story a few months ago which proved that the British government pays for anti Russian propaganda

[@peijieli1266]

lol so true

[@PlacidDragon]

@@Obi_boy Not anymore.

[@cptblackdesk6505]

I'm just wondering?.... Do they have a BBC journalist on every British Warship?

[@Vanyali]

it's British broadcasting station, so why not ?

[@CHL41993]

They are both funded by UK tax payers

[@Scarletlord]

How else would our queen control them exactly?

[@Mac-dx4rd]

No they put them on because they knew what would happen it was set up

[@antprop1649]

Not on every warship on some. Only reason there was one on defender was because the last time a British warship entered the Black Sea it got buzzed by Russian jets (HMS Dragon) and it happened again

[@Chipchase780]

There is always the risk that the Russian navy would deploy its most potent weapon. Yes, a concrete filled lada fired from a deck mounted catapult which could cause quite a scratch on a British warships paint.

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

Lol, love it.

[@kilometer6712]

Yeah Brit sailors are in fighting mode am sure the warship destroyer has its self defenses

[@bubamaranovichok4901]

@@kilometer6712 good luck to defend against those jets. Just one missile would write their fate in the history books!

[@kilometer6712]

@@bubamaranovichok4901 yeah destroyers have self defences to detonate in the air those incoming bombs and have offensive missiles against those jets and warships and subs.

[@kilometer6712]

@@bubamaranovichok4901 and you would not know. This warship has companion submarines and standby back up fighter jets on seconds call. This destroyer will not venture alone near Crimea yeah Yeah go go go Great Britain is one great of the allied nations

[@raidArten]

What are they doing British warships near the borders of Russia

[@dotpy7928]

Standart UK warship crew: 100 sailors 50 officers 1 captain 500 BBC journalists

[@coolnan2116]

Lol

[@albertweedsteinthethuggeni7797]

Are you Ukrainian? I'm guessing from the name

[@dotpy7928]

@@albertweedsteinthethuggeni7797 yes)

[@November441]

@@dotpy7928 Stay Strong Ukraine!

[@geoarte9482]

@@November441 I'm ukrainian from the east of Ukraine and trust me, I don't want at all Ukraine to stay strong.

[@nabeelahmedkhanofficial]

British Warships don't load ammunition, they load BBC journalists.

[@ABC-ec4im]

🤣🤣

[@RussianTigerOsonix]

Hahaha lmao

[@harryl8820]

Exactly

[@brettdemauna9994]

So absurd

[@brentgreeff1115]

Britain is like a Yorkshire Terrier VS an East-European Shepherd. - beyond delusional. - Johnson thinks he can call Biden for backup, but 10 seconds after the call, Biden will forget all about it & mutter on about ice-cream & teenagers.

[@parkerflorence5332]

If a full scale war ever does break out the worst place to be would be on a navy ship. One direct hit and all souls on board are lost. Brave people for real.

[@pmckenzie4335]

this isnt entirely true it would have to be a very well placed shot and it would have to be able to get past multiple redundancy checks with anti air defenses

[@parkerflorence5332]

@@pmckenzie4335 one direct hit is what I said

[@pmckenzie4335]

@@parkerflorence5332 yeah I know lol

[@jonataspereira1691]

I mean moskva was sunk by 2 Neptune missiles and only 20 men died out of 300 crew

[@pmckenzie4335]

hell look at the uss cole incident

[@sheepdog1102]

Glad to see that the Royal Navy still has big brass balls!

[@thetom12395]

it makes me sad to think once Russia would'nt dare threaten a Royal Navy warship they would'nt of stood a chance. but now they do

[@alexsnow5092]

lol

[@kroser1983]

the video is a year old

[@Matt_10203]

@@thetom12395A single hostile attack against Defender wouldve caused the ship to blow every single one of their aircraft out of the air. Its one of the most advanced AA destroyers in the world. Their feeble ancient aircraft wouldve stood no chance.

[@erwinsmith61]

" sir we have no ammunition " " Load the journalist ! "

[@kebabfoto]

Jaaaaa lugerpressen

[@aggressive9999]

Hahahahahahaha

[@rahulmachahari263]

🤣🤣

[@TITANakkii]

Hahaha

[@xukevin5271]

Hahaha

[@ZearthGJL]

"This enraged the BBC, who punished them severely."

[@issac2112]

Oversimplified lol

[@Azerkeux]

The joke empire taking on the joke navy, I wonder who slips on a banana peel first

[@Drache191200]

BBC will give russia Their BBC (Sorry, had to lol)

[@richiecuzzz1]

Haha I just watched that video too

[@plausiblequotes7643]

With a sternly worded letter

[@The1978johnny]

😂 his last turn of phrase I’m sure he meant to say Russian vs UK not UK vs US

[@bigships]

Nah mate we’re in the 1920s

[@GarryKent]

КАКАЯ ЕЩЕ ВЕЛИКОБРИТАНИЯ ? ЭТО ДАВНО ОСТРОВ НЕВЕЗЕНИЯ , ПРИЧЕМ ГАДКАЯ

[@pz1036]

Absolutely clear provocation.

[@Superlativ1]

“The Russians sailed away after the crew warned they would fire the BBC journalist at them”

[@nicolasdar5540]

Csl bro lmao😂🤣

[@patsokssokari4917]

LMAO 🤣

[@igornegovelov8854]

Why are British people so nice, and govs, military and media are not?

[@onlyone2107]

and they all had a bbc

[@mikec5249]

🤣

[@slawawacker]

This is a misunderstanding. We did not shoot at the British ship. We shot at the BBC reporter.

[@ps4games164]

lol

[@zakvitale1411]

Understandable, carry on

[@wellardme]

🤣🤣🤣 I'm surprised the sailors on the British ship didn't throw the journo over board))

[@Delboy2727]

I’m British and will accept this

[@mrkrabs8112]

@@Delboy2727 I'm Indian and I accept this

[@Itnaaurutna]

This is really uncalled for by the brits. Why make a point. If you are brave enough declare a war or attack Russia and face the consequences.

[@Ajay-fl7bl]

Commander Peskov: you are now entring into russian waters. Identify yourself . HMS Defender: Welcome on the show this is BBC news live.

[@sensisensei5201]

Fireworks to end the show with a bang ! 💥

[@Azhar_424]

Commander Peskov: Dimitri abandon the ship, swim for your life.

[@Ajay-fl7bl]

@@sensisensei5201 interview gone bad.

[@Ajay-fl7bl]

@Ikhwan M he would be there probably next time😄

[@Ajay-fl7bl]

@@Azhar_424 😄😄😄

[@callingbell-ix5se]

Russians : fires warning shots BBC : the shots way out of range!

[@qusaythesniper9]

fake newis

[@trainmaster0217]

I don't get it. Why go there? The U.S. does this too. Stay out of that area and there won't be any problems.

[@Benjd0]

Why should Russia get to bully everyone out of the area, they were visiting their allies in Ukraine and Georgia, do those countries not deserve some say?

[@viewofascene]

Now I'm left genuinely wondering if that was now a misfire given what a mess the Russian Navy is

[@Chopsy]

I think it was a warning shot, just didn't wanna shoot too close to the ship incase the defender took it as them deliberately trying to fire on the ship and causing a retaliation, who knows russia plays some weird games

[@josephezimora8995]

British warship is a scrap

[@Chopsy]

@@josephezimora8995 British warships are up to date unlike the russian cold war era'd run ships.

[@Silver_Prussian]

Do you wanna f*ck around and find out

[@CHRAXY]

​@@Chopsylol tell that to petrovalinki

[@msunny3307]

British warships equipped with the most destructive weapon - BBC jounalist

[@Fxmission]

True words, true words.

[@bambang9897]

wkwkwk... LOL

[@BeshenyyaLapshechka]

This is a new system of active protection "Journalist". Reflects all kinetic projectiles within a radius of 10 kilometers! It can only be used in peacetime. ahhahaha

[@tinbox6076]

😂😂😂

[@theindo-germanguy8817]

Most idiotic thing said by a human being..

[@candidatesxoxo7233]

The camerman always survives thats why the warship survived.

[@experimental_av]

What if he uploads his footage?

[@rohitdalvi9361]

@@experimental_av the other cameraman survives, just like how we cant break laws of physics, cameraman cant die

[@trololoev]

starship trooper?

[@mode1317]

NA Man camera man gets it worst !!! Dusk till Dawn

[@BiggusDickusthe15th]

Wow how original

[@prabhakarprabhakarprabhaka7444]

What the hell UK war ships doing near Russian borders.

[@neal.karn-jones]

Back when we thought Russia could win a war.

[@ems4884]

You know, they haven't actually lost yet. They have all of Donbass and southeast Ukraine ... Let's not go overboard on preemptive triumphalism

[@Jay-on2on]

Well no shit since Ukraine getting help from nations all over mostly cuz of the us I’m sure they never thought others would get involved…

[@neal.karn-jones]

@@ems4884 Russia lost in the first week.

[@iranwillgetrevenge3642]

@@neal.karn-jones Russia isnt the one losing its mainland tho

[@skibididopyesdop]

@@ems4884 They lost more than half of the territory that they conquered. Stop blabbering bullshit

[@bullettime8760]

Russian ship spotted HMS defender crew "Shit, deploy the BBC journalist we have stored in the locker room" Edit: p.s don't forget to bring a Geiger counter with you, the toxic radiation levels on the replies is super high

[@MohiuddinEbnaKawsar]

ha ha ha.. funniest comment so far. These brits are hilarious.

[@sirwilliamwallace9261]

@@MohiuddinEbnaKawsar these brits lol where you from Iraq, poor lost soul how did he get a smart phone????

[@paulvonhindenburg3668]

@@sirwilliamwallace9261 what the fuck?

[@MohiuddinEbnaKawsar]

@@sirwilliamwallace9261 same question arises in my mind! where did you get yours, did you mug someone?! A nation that mug and terrorized all over the world over 4 centuries could expect less.

[@sirwilliamwallace9261]

@@paulvonhindenburg3668 what you mean what the fuck??? What you confused about you sausage?

[@understandingreligon3436]

Ship's captain: "We are going to trigger WW3, any journalist wants to hop on?" BBC journalist: "Hold my microphone"

[@wasim3153]

😂

[@TheTranceCartel]

The HMS Defender has been renamed and is now known as the HMS Frank Sinclair

[@johannuys7914]

Oh, back to the glory days of Empire! For Queen and Country! Chaaaaaarge!!!!

[@Not_Invisible_117]

HMS offender*

[@comradecetacean1927]

@@johannuys7914 "We are just here to give you civilization and nothing else......and perhaps take a little oil and minerals maybe"

[@hasithakumarasiri8343]

What the hell british warship doing there and accidentally BBC in the ship..🤣

[@Zei33]

"They might... They might take that move"

[@deneb6139]

crew commander: THIS IS NOT A DRILL. camera guy: lets take some cinematic shots of the commander.

[@RussianSevereWeatherVideos]

Makes sense. The cameraman always survives :)

[@khunjoe-wd8cu]

女王 大英帝国亡国了！

[@WTFCKR]

A woman was recently killed in Russia because she was American and served in the Marine Corps. Please share this information. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXerZ3iajc2NepY

[@mt8956]

@@WTFCKR she got into a stranger car txt someone about it and then got raped, killed and body found in the woods. Stupid girl, even in the USA people get kidnapped, rape & killed like that.

[@WTFCKR]

@@mt8956 When he raped her, she said she would complain to the police. Then he quickly found her and killed her.

[@lemonsqueeza8248]

🇷🇺: “Leave or we’ll fire” 🇬🇧: “He can’t hurt us we have a BBC journalist on board. We’re invincible” *Edit* : Plz don’t invade my flat Vlad

[@hdj81Vlimited]

its propa ganda, but wrong, the ev il queen want another war just before she dies.......

[@sildro5136]

@@hdj81Vlimited That has to be the most brain dead thing anyone has ever said on this platform.

[@user-nl1xq1ne8h]

Ha-ha-ha. So what?

[@user-em4gj8co1n]

раша форм плохо

[@chrisb2743]

Journalist want to visit in the Black Sea

[@Miguel-nm8ox]

A year later that incident was never repeated. But today it is seen as a stupidity of the British

[@stevenahlberg1542]

I wonder how the British would react if the Russians did that to them and their English Channel

[@chrisstones3488]

The Russians do it all the time.

[@aaroncamburn7614]

No one in this world owns anything Mother Earth owns everything

[@200130769]

Tell that to the American terrorists

[@jamesmcdougall7748]

Luckily the Royal Navy carries a bbc reporter on every ship otherwise no one would know.

[@johnbuyers8095]

Do they use an ITN reporter k

[@shivanistudyclub4183]

kzbin.info/door/VNB_Wxqq9BxYXstZiWAV4A

[@franciscruickshank8794]

an yank setup! nobody does anythink without their nod!

[@drosophilamelanogaster3957]

Funny you mentioned that ... Putin had tons of pro-Russia journalists while annexing Crimea.

[@angelinaofficieletefigjika9902]

For setting up the Russians To conflict lol

[@temparalflux914]

why would a BBC journalist coincidently be on this ship that is entering contested waters?

[@thegroingringus2607]

why would you assume anyone is supposed to think it's a coincidence?

[@RatKindler]

Why would you think this was a coincidence? The guy in the video said this was a deliberate UK government provocation move. They made sure a BBC journalist was on board to report on it.

[@liamgeorgie2024]

meanwhile our military already stated this isnt true, the russians were doing an excercise. the cameras were well zoomed in apart from showing the coast guard boat, what a threat omg..

[@ahmadmaulana2163]

the plan

[@versatec1]

EXACTLY

[@bartiboguesunset3167]

So what happened after the warning shots were fired ?

[@MrDontclickthislink]

The lads on the ship laughed and carried on drinking tea.

[@mattimekalainen5135]

do u see artyom they put white terrorist masks on their faces

[@kryzzan7039]

The British ship retreated at full speed never looking back.

[@gotohyoshihisa3971]

*Rule Britannia Intensifies*

[@edrisfatah8767]

Oh boy, UK back to its colonial mindset but now with a friction of its then military and economical power. This will end nicely.

[@alphaastro3068]

It’s so ironic that British want Russian to uphold international law while they themselves break international law

[@seeamhossain1063]

This Warship should be renamed "HMS BBC'

[@XCutie782]

Her majesty ships big black coc*s

[@loks117]

HMS Fake News

[@StalkerSRB]

BBC Defender 😂😂🤣🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺

[@TheTranceCartel]

The HMS Defender has been renamed and is now known as the HMS Frank Sinclair

[@gerrardhart6040]

@@XCutie782 lmao

[@bigbadword]

Russians: "We are going to fire" British: "Everybody put on your caps and mittens! Just like we trained!"

[@islamicreminders3090]

😂😂

[@valeriylipikhin94]

:)))

[@boostjunkie2320]

Don't doubt the British in war

[@feister2869]

Boost Junkie well yes during when they were colonizing they were the best in naval warfare now… they have gotten weak

[@keano1983]

@@feister2869 I suggest you look into those type 45s. The lads on that ship were probably not too scared.

[@joywork4585]

Russia better watch out, they'll be missing another few ships soon🤣

[@williamwells1862]

Shoot Straight. Don't Miss. If in close quarters, full speed ahead.

[@colinyoung9090]

so after learning just how good the russians are - im more inclined to believe those wern't warning shots and indeed just massive misses..

[@lachlanmartin5573]

Quite possible

[@Zqud]

this LMAO

[@sumboi2321]

Royal Navy: you think that your warning shots intimidate us? Russia: nervous laughter* Yeah, warning shots....

[@TheTranceCartel]

Yes, Ukraine is winning the war, 33k dead Russian troops lie in the wake of the Ghost of Kyiv, Zelensky leads us to Moscow!

[@armandomenchaca5653]

Maybe you are being arrogant, stupidity usually leads to arrogance.

[@wellardme]

This is going to escalate to dangerous levels!!! Russia Today will start deploying their journalists soon!!

[@foamer443]

Why would they? It's not like they believe or are allowed free speach. More like deploying the crypto unit that disrupts elections to hack the journalists report and adulter it.

[@11Tits]

@@foamer443 no they will use them as weapons

[@steferos5601]

@@foamer443 that’s the dumbest shit ive heard in a while

[@steferos5601]

@@foamer443 You say Russia doesn’t believe in free speech yet Julian Assange is being tortured as we speak

[@foamer443]

@@steferos5601 Ok. So Russia not believing in free speech is causing Assange to be tortured?

[@user-vm3xb5ir6w]

"Из нашей команды я один не испугался, а ведь мне всего 22 года"...

[@johnlarsen8308]

I am surprised the Coast Guard ship did not bump the ship

[@TheJbsportstech]

What would they do steal all the vodka and cigarettes, coast guard they aren’t even in their own waters 😂

[@steampoweredmaniac5359]

This is the military equivalent of filming yourself putting your hand on a hot surface for 5 seconds in order to show everyone how tough you are.

[@tariqm6083]

hahah yeah exactly

[@Hobnobrob10]

To be fair, nobody did anything about the annexation of Crimea but they all pretend that it didn't happen. This is the first meaningful act of support for Ukraine that I've seen happen since it was taken.

[@nexu6517]

@Technis Anti-Russian? What the fuck? Russia literally illegally annexed the territory of a sovereign country. Crimea does not belong to Russia. Simple.

[@shivanistudyclub4183]

kzbin.info/door/VNB_Wxqq9BxYXstZiWAV4A

[@Yuri_MAKSIMOV]

But in fact it is stupid and dangerous.

[@xMilesxHighxClubx]

If you play stupid games, you'll win stupid prizes.

[@Kaybossboi]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGmvqqKJbNGGabM

[@timmo491]

Russia is great a playing stupid games. That is why they are an international laughing stock.

[@jenkscx3766]

@@timmo491 hmm

[@SugarRayValentine]

Russia won’t do shit they aren’t stupid a WW3 would be the end of human race

[@timmo491]

@@SugarRayValentine true but they don't care about going around provoking everyone else and they sure don't like it when someone shows they're not afraid of them

[@xavieranmore269]

I think the laundry on the British ship was extremely busy after such Russian hospitality.😂😂😂

[@mercurusblastomus879]

The Brits they never seem to really grasp the idea that empire is over.

[@tromiverto]

This is real provocation!

[@longlivethesecondamendment114]

It seems that you strongly condemn the provocation. A country that annexed a part of another country should not be provoked in any way. Right ?

[@Aleal616]

This is Ukrainian waters, what a provocation? Russia is a terrorist state that invaded Crimea

[@amierullridzwan2025]

How to provoke somebody 101(British finest);- Warship-check Sailor-check Guinness-check BBC journalist-check

[@instigatorobearga]

Guinness is Irish not British! The Irish don't like the British!

[@amierullridzwan2025]

@@instigatorobearga i know but i saw a lot of brit order it

[@amierullridzwan2025]

@Johnt Schmichal i know but they order it most

[@amierullridzwan2025]

@Johnt Schmichal yeah but some part of ireland is in UK anyway, maybe those Irish from Northern Ireland that i confuse as brit

[@amierullridzwan2025]

@Johnt Schmichal yeah dude thanks for the info by the way .

[@robertvelasco6582]

Russian ship: " Throw the BBC reporter on board, and we'll let you go!"

[@kenlv1980]

*Russian dude in binoculars:* blyat, Dimitri I see BBC dude on board the ship are you sure we gonna sunk them? *Dimitri:* Da, gave them warning shots

[@user-oe2cc3tc5t]

We are all called Dmitri or just Russian dude :)

[@JoeBrandon]

Deploy RT correspondent, now!

[@user-oe2cc3tc5t]

​@@JoeBrandon It isn't a Russian Navy's way to imperil reporters' lives for the sake of some propagandistic hype

[@AlexCatable]

@@JoeBrandon RT correspondent: now you hear shots are being fired. Whole western world: A BIG FAT RUSSIAN LIE AS ALWAYS

[@slanasik1187]

Ti suka bliat

[@jaketaylor2996]

Just happened to have a BBC journalist on board? The world is a stage

[@paulmills2862]

and we are all players

[@ceefarbs560]

If only everyone had this level of media scrutiny when it came to politics... wiki it’s the sun wot won it

[@MrMor94ok]

naval exercises of NATO countries, Ukraine and Georgia are now being held in the Black Sea. This is most likely why there is a BBC journalist on board this destroyer.

[@neganrudo7859]

@@paulmills2862 pawns is the correct word

[@irinam.87]

They prepared to be captured by the Russians but Russians began to bomb ) on.od.ua/2021/06/22/v-odesse-morpexi-pytalis-zaxvatit-anglijskij-korolevskij-esminec-176886/

[@Beniamin6665]

“You can see them firing at us as we pass there boarder.”

[@bully056]

Isn’t firing on/at/near a foreign naval asset an act of war?

[@evechurchill424]

a foreign naval asset near foreign land during conflict is an act of war too. i guess Uk can always join the war right.

[@cueball6969]

​@@evechurchill424Problem is, said land does not belong to the people firing from it

[@evechurchill424]

@@cueball6969 it's all semantics, if you don't like it, go to war, that seems to be norms.

[@popularis811]

But they claim it, and Ukraine losing some territory is pretty inevitable

[@200130769]

@@cueball6969 that's irrelevant. Why are you sending a warship to a warzone?

[@MMLL369]

Is this "modern warfare" is about? Crews getting interviewed while being on supposedly high alert?

[@br0m4nvofficial]

I guess…. If WWIII ever happens I bet people will be doing tik toks while shooting tanks and crashing jets…

[@sallmandar1027]

@@br0m4nvofficial russia droped bombs that cost thousands just as a warning sign, they could have just sent a freaking letter and give me the money

[@allxtend4005]

@@sallmandar1027 no you are wrong, they was not usind bombs and Missles/bombs that are used in syria cost alot more then tousend of Money.

[@donnied6151]

To be honest, having come from a former warzone country. I have realized awhile a go, warfare is a game of multiple dimensional chess, its not just the military effort, but diplomatic and political and to be honest any field that can assist the military effort, i mean look at cyberwarfare, satelites etc. Propaganda, although often associated with totalitarian regimes is well and truly alive in the "free" world. Clearly here the U.K goverment was less than subtle. I mean you really would have to either assume every british warship has an embedded journalist here or this was a direct deal between the BBC and the UK government, BBC gets propaganda channel points here.

[@akk9196]

What if I told you journalists have been joining soldiers since WWI.....

[@nabidishtiaque1453]

Ship Report: weak armaments Royal UK Navy: let's aboard a BBC Journalist!

[@poteta6872]

@📌Pinned by BBC News shut up

[@andrejcortez177]

@@poteta6872 or what? What's your little insignificant ass gon do huh?

[@poteta6872]

@@andrejcortez177 calm down, so Pinned by BBC News said something about getting money for free and he gave his Whatsapp number. I think he deleted his comment

[@andrejcortez177]

@@poteta6872 oh, ok

[@floridedja]

What i dont understand is wtf do they want in other territory

[@shapeliermedal1273]

The ship was invincible there was a camera man onboard

[@cob-son]

@📌Pinned by BBC News reported.

[@yungshinobi8162]

Golden Comment.

[@invadegreece9281]

@@cob-son for what

[@suryanarayansingha1024]

Then why they did a bloody noble retreat?

[@coconutboy8198]

@@invadegreece9281 it’s a spam I guarantee, we need to stop it

[@sauronin2058]

"If you don't change the course, I'll be fired"

[@hojatshahbazee9923]

In dearm

[@user-xu4zb4gj2m]

rat on the sea

[@johngori9477]

He didn't mis-speak, lol. Putin can be ruthless to those that make him unhappy. His superior from the KGB who said Putin was of sub-standard intelligence has been paying for it since Putin took power.

[@JulianS-xv5ju]

They understood petty well dude, that’s why they run with the tail between the legs 😂😂😂

[@nwabuezeozuzu6370]

@@johngori9477 really? this sounds interesting. I want to know more

[@douglaswong6975]

Getting too close?

[@paulsimpson5374]

Why is a British warship over there.... England is a long way away! Why go looking for trouble and then cry went it finds you?

[@joshtaylor1065]

Because it's Ukrainian waters, not Russian. Despite that, I agree. Get the fudge out of the area, I say.

[@rawpotatofella9654]

Well it’s international waters. Russia can always leave

[@hermanmittt]

So, what the hell is the Royal Navy doing off Crimea, apart from deliberately trying to get a confrontation going? A bit far from home!

[@GeraudRulz]

Invited by the Ukrainians

[@Aasn9]

@@GeraudRulz no Ukrainians in Crimea so they must have got lost. Russia helped them find their way again.

[@iandixon1825]

@@Aasn9 They didn't though. Defender did not alter course, she remained in Ukranian waters, as is her right. Britannia rule the waves!

[@isailwind3471]

@@Aasn9 Russia is a joke, they can do sweet f a about it.

[@XPD1]

@@isailwind3471 one day some jolly joker like you may well start a little nuclear war...

[@jonesy66691]

"We will always call out states that do not follow international order" Except for china.

[@johnruiz6743]

The US and French of all countries have sailed near China's artificial islands despite warnings from China...🤣

[@johnruiz6743]

@Ronald 240Bravo Guess with over a billion people, they figure they can lose a few million and still survive as a country...🤣

[@Wanderers-Bulgaria]

@Ronald 240Bravo I have the same thoughts. Those Chinese communists are ruthless, and this makes them very difficult to predict.

[@stuys69]

​@The Investor Ehh I agree with alotta of what you're saying... but it's genuinely *incredible* to see anyone so defensive of CCP at this point... like " You never get to hear the other side of the story because we live in the West." ... but *also* you: "Btw I live in a Western country - I can clearly see what our own government are trying to do.".... I'm confused... [hope you can smell the sarcasm] Also the other side o the story aye? you mean from state-sponsored media orrrrr? let me guess all the tiananmen square anniversaries are fake too? or perhaps hong-kong doesn't exist? Seriously, acting as if the west is the source of all evil doesn't solve any problems, especially when we all know its way deeper than that... ....But yeah I mean, generally, keep doing what you're doing, I'd only say to you: I think you should take time to reflect on the way you think start being peaceful as were all humans at the end of the day regardless or skin colour, beliefs and country your from. Exactly what media wants us to be - divided ;)

[@postahundredcommentsbutonl4408]

What international order? The UN Charter? Have Western countries abide by the UN Charter even once? The United Nations General Assembly and the International Court of Justice under the United Nations both ruled that Britain should return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and allow the Chagos indigenous people to return to their islands. I would like to ask whether the United Kingdom has complied with a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly and a judgment of the United Nations court? The verdict that the Nansha Islands is not China is not an agency of the United Nations, but a non-governmental organization based in The Hague. As for the United States, the UN Charter is not as good as toilet paper for them.

[@NuclearPhysix]

I looked up the map to check where Crimea was. What the hell is Britain doing there?

[@ray076NL]

defending nato territory.

[@Shurdeflurgen]

The Russians new the threat posed by the BBC journalist.

[@commanderiosifstalin4938]

Because some people thought they were still an empire on which the sun never sets. And they were singing: "Rule, Britania. Britania rule the waves"

[@justsomeguy4099]

@@commanderiosifstalin4938 be quiet

[@Blight_750]

The last thing Russia wants is war but defend its territory we must

[@justsomeguy4099]

One of the weak spots for russia is they're not part of the LPG

[@leviacker1260]

I just hope the East and the West can get along and not provoke each other. As far as the annexation of Crimea, Russia couldn't allow Western expansion and losing their most valuable port. Also, Crimea is historically Russian; I'm sure most Irish people wouldn't mind getting back their land, i.e. Northern Ireland.

[@neversafefromwaluigi8853]

As somebody who's been at sea, nothing is more terrifying than a BBC news journalist, the way they asked thoughs questions still haunts me and my crew...

[@TheTranceCartel]

It's not the HMS Defender, but the HMS Robert Green now

[@TG-nz1ci]

The BBC jounalist's jeans must have been wet because of russian fighters overhead, ha ha ha

[@ThePakophan]

Wtf! This comment got me by surprise.😂😂😂 The journalist

[@edstyer2566]

I got caught in a typhoon on a ship from Guam and Manila. So sick. The whole boat smelled like vomit. Never been that sick!

[@carmengogeidnas9670]

Jesus what did they do to you

[@crazyshit3623]

How do I create a situation wich gives me an excuse to do what I always wanted to do, can sombody give me some advise on this ?

[@mikesaiyad6235]

what kind of challenge is that with a super power they need to stay home and stay alive

[@silvermane5695]

I don't know what's more scary, the Russian ship aiming at a British ship or the fact that there is a BBC journalist reporting the conflict from the British ship.

[@zechariahross1444]

Bahaha omg

[@ilttpvvm]

@@cameosix7077 You mean Ukrainian waters, don't you?

[@daniels1263]

@@ilttpvvm no it’s Russian waters

[@dzulfahmidzulkifli3437]

@@praetorian9196 the earth is a nation now? Damn, look like I smoke too much shit because I don't remember earth saying anything on the news.

[@yashojwalsingh7844]

@@praetorian9196 doesnt matter what other countries say or believe,,,,currently russia has control over crimea, and you shouldnt go there without permission specially where you are a warship yourself....

[@johncoleridge3913]

Russia: Satan Missile is ready to fire. UK:Take out that BBC journalist from dungeon.

[@Blight_750]

The last thing Russia wants is a war but protect their territory they will

[@gotfrydzbouillon4191]

@@Blight_750 Yeeeee we heard that many times lol

[@Mac-ek8ug]

@@Blight_750 nah, bullshit

[@Africageneralchanel]

What is UK doing around there?

[@yannickille4049]

Lets put a russian submarine 12 miles from the british coast

[@Ukfairgrounds]

They do and we send them home

[@majorskies7091]

More shots taken and fired at England here than the euros!

[@peijieli1266]

true story

[@majorskies7091]

@Scott Limon don't all of the Eastern euro countries have ethnically native whites still?

[@majorskies7091]

@@neilwilson5785 i like to think im not derpy like my friends think I am

[@horsetowater]

It's the UK not just England

[@safirahmed]

British news media are waiting for the penalties.

[@cage71-ho2sw]

How to start a war thousands of miles away

[@irateindividual8086]

Whilst your own southern border is left wide open and your government is deliberately dismantling your economy and society, anyone who still 'serves' this is a fool

[@irateindividual8086]

@@test143000 it's our own government whose allowing god knows who to come in through Dover every day (mostly fighting age males). Its the mental capacity of those who 'serve' this wicked system that should be in doubt...

[@oNe-TwO-fReE]

I wonder how close a British warship could get to the Crimean Coast nowadays?

[@sebasstein7014]

Crimea is not part of Russia so United Kingdoms therefore can not violate Russian waters. Also considering Britains sea battle history and Russia getting its flagship sunk by a country without navy, Russians should keep their heads low.

[@zinaida_v_ban9990]

Crimea and most of the territory of Ukraine belongs to Russia. Another part of Poland. Ukraine is not a country, it could not realize itself like Kazakhstan, Belarus and Azerbaijan. Because they are weak and unable to develop themselves on their own. At first they were on horseback thanks to the USSR, but it is no longer there. And they reached out for a new master, America. 🤣

[@StonedAF87]

"Is it poking the bear?" YES.

[@jam_mstr_j5001]

Disagree!… they do not have claim to these waters!… Crimea has never been theirs and has not been annexed to them by anyone

[@jam_mstr_j5001]

LoL.. guess so

[@garyblockley2474]

Russia is a teddy bear nothing else.

[@laagangopaw3154]

Crimea is not RUSSIA is UKRAINE

[@laagangopaw3154]

RUSSIA IS ALWAYS MAKING A PROBLEM..

[@breakingvideos8564]

Russian Navy : fire Missles . British Navy : Send BBC we need another BBC crew copy that over .

[@SuperCarottesRapees]

This is a stupid provocation by Boris Johnson. And I do not like the British attitude of saying that this is 'international law', which does not clearly exist, what they are doing is deliberately attempt to annoy the Russians while not acknowledging it. It's hypocritical.

[@conlaiarla]

Wtf are the British doing off the coast of Russian territory? Elephant in the room . Didnt work out great the last time they interfered in that part of the world.

[@rowanwalby4464]

yeah! they obviously knew something like this was going to happen, what other reason would they have for a reporter to be onboard with them at the time

[@rsmith6366]

Why do reporters go anywhere? They don't go to places they don't expect something to happen.

[@hamiltoncork5778]

Because Russia is a predictably violent nation.

[@brianmurphy8790]

@@hamiltoncork5778 There's not a nation on earth more violent than the USA.

[@Superman161IT]

@@hamiltoncork5778 Oh real? Keep watching BBC bullshit. The only who is being violent here at this moment is British knowing the Russian point of view but still goes and does it, how stupid do you have to be to do something like this. especially when you know that Russia doesn't care about international recognition of Crimea, it Russian not more words have to be said! West is playing a dangerous game where we the people will suffer from this western game!

[@met2145]

@@hamiltoncork5778 You are a violent individual. Get a life !

[@Satyamev_Jayate100]

" British talking about International law "

[@user-hs2oj4id1d]

ahahah, nice! )))

[@bojanvukobradovic2504]

@Klaus_Dark Phoenix which international waters 🤔

[@Gianluca-Vacchi]

Glory to the British Navy!

[@nikomn]

Russia and Argentina planning a Falkland Islands Summer cruise now... disputed waters it is...

[@sandeep_reddy22]

@@Gianluca-Vacchi yeah they sucessfully esacped from that sea....glory to big butt i mean bbc

[@horaciopagani2494]

If the Argentines in Malvinas sank almost their entire fleet, I imagine Russia disappears them from the map...

[@zinaida_v_ban9990]

As a Russian with a Russian passport and a Don Cossack by nationality, I do not care that politicians around the world do not recognize Crimea as Russian. The residents of Crimea wanted to be with us.

[@minedoimperija]

The royal navy: spots a Russian warship BBC journalist they're holding hostage in the basement: am i free now????

[@Remedynr]

:DD seneli

[@bromixsr]

Everyone has to have a secret weapon. What could be scarier than a BBC journalist?

[@richardhumble3895]

Royal Navy spots a Russian warship asks where’s its tug ???

[@bambang9897]

wkwkwk.. LOL

[@armruivanov57]

@@richardhumble3895 ....and immediately ran away with yellow underpants and next time the ship will be sunk by a coastal anti-ship complex....do not disturb the bear! composition of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation www.kchf.ru/ship/today/today.htm

[@muhammadsadiq8659]

This looks like a homemade documentary for school project

[@Kaybossboi]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGmvqqKJbNGGabM

[@fikrifirmansyah3812]

Wtf pfft 😂😂

[@shankarraknahs1821]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@shawnmicheal9638]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 united king 👑 Dum

[@fikrifirmansyah3812]

@@shawnmicheal9638 mommy elizabeth 😂😂

[@KudaFamily]

Russians: leave or we will shoot bomb Royal Navy: everyone put on your fancy 🎩s Russians: 👁️👄👁️

[@lell010]

So no provocation from the west then? Wonder how the UK would feel about Russian military ships in the North Sea?

[@Benjd0]

They actually regularly pass through the English channel. That's the point though, Russia is happy to use international straits, but as soon as any other foreign power attempts to use them near their borders there's hell on.

[@AndroSpud]

"He punched me in the face." "You punched him in the face first" "... He might take that view"

[@noahdenno9118]

It's more like The school yard bully punched the weakest kid in the face, and then a big kid saw it and didn't like it and got in the Bully's face.

[@robertstone9988]

@@noahdenno9118 it's more like mine's bigger than yours.

[@MrFritz-lq2fc]

@Cian MacGana Colonialism is the civilization of the Middle Ages.

[@shashwatsharma2596]

@Cian MacGana bro, you really are dumb, you have no idea about the colonial history

[@shashwatsharma2596]

@Cian MacGana also in field of atrocities, suppression of human rights and liberties, and everything evil basically

[@alinagorobets4220]

The ship is like 2,000 miles away from the UK, with 12 miles proximity to the Crimea and it is called DEFENDER. Nice.

[@19srb81]

magalomanic hipocrisy!

[@XxRemixerzxX]

defending against illiegal land grabbing by russia

[@tavr5197]

@@XxRemixerzxX I am from Crimea and Russia don’t grabbing. We are Russia . Good luck 😉

[@alinagorobets4220]

@@XxRemixerzxX lets take a look at history and see what the UK has there as for 'grabbing' territories 😄

[@alinagorobets4220]

@@XxRemixerzxX you should be quiet and deeply ashamed for your ignorance. UK had slaves and grabbed whatever was on their way, Russia doesn't exploit people

[@iamric23]

why go in alone, if there were a attack on this ship, they were all by themselves, pretty thoughtless for the crew.

[@e.edc1236]

Russia has made no point the British did.

[@ianhinds3480]

Soon enough the Black sea will be full of journalists from everywhere having a go.

[@VietTran-IAMV]

Mentioning bbc and black sea thou ;)

[@comicz_the_7god]

You say this bs likes its okay too shoot other ppl for no reason does Mexico fire at you for going too cancoon no so stfu this isn't good fuck russia

[@rus_spets7600]

Soon the Black Sea will be filled with submerged British ships

[@brankomilicevic6904]

@@comicz_the_7god the fck are you blabbing about? You actually comparing a nuclear superpower with an active Space program to Mexico? And you think that makes sense? Also does Mexico just allow other nations warships to sail trough its territorial waters unannounced? If it does, then it's clearly a defacto puppet state or a failed state or both.

[@haroldbroadsword9895]

“We’ve been called to action stations!” Sailor in the middle of an interview whilst at action station.

[@1ralton1]

Exactly, I think it shows that this is not that much of an unusual happening. I think you'll find that they're doing this sort of thing on a regular basis. To each other. It's nothing new. So really it's not 'News'.

[@rage8kage]

Action station all crew!! Socks on head everybody! Shits getting serious

[@KIM-bt7my]

🇬🇧

[@mattmiller2842]

@@1ralton1 and it has been going on for decades.

[@rage8kage]

@Жан Клон diapers isn't pre-engagment equipment. It's standard issue for the brits. The sock over the head is to soak up the tears

[@boubacardiallo5593]

Why British war ships is so close to Russian boders?

[@tomfuelery2905]

There was no risk of the UK ship being fired upon. Even Russia isn't that stupid.

[@Revelian1982]

Funny how the BBC's defense correspondent just happens to be on board.

[@joecater894]

well, they knew they'd go through these waters and possibly that the russian would respond.

[@antipropo461]

@Tristan Lane that deployment is in the MEDITERRANEAN, this vessel DETACHED from that to deliberately provoke. Do you think people can't read you numpty?

[@BaybieK]

Who else would be there...the Entertainment correspondent?

[@swordbeach4709]

@@antipropo461 This was planned and is a perfectly legal freedom of navigation exercise in support of Ukraine and Georgia who are allies of NATO.

[@WankersCramp69]

Well he's hardly going to be covering the Euros is he?

[@HungMelow]

Hey I know we aren’t allies, but let’s see what happens when I put a WARSHIP near your land. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@timmurphy5541]

"Near the land I just stole"

[@user-st8vd4xk3c]

@@timmurphy5541 "a land whose population is 68 percent Russian and 15 percent Ukrainian (wiki) "

[@maelgrum]

@@timmurphy5541 Crimea is russian from 1783.

[@timmurphy5541]

@@maelgrum Then why did you need to send the "green men" to get it ?

[@timmurphy5541]

@@user-st8vd4xk3c Really who cares? America was nearly 100% English when it decided to become independent. Doesn't belong to anyone else now.

[@tm5123]

Interesting how Russia has planes ready to do non combat bullying flights, but very few to fly to combat missions with.