Farcical moment Russian gunners ordered to MISS as they fire warning shots at HMS Defender

THIS is the farcical moment a Russian patrol ship fires at a British warship - but is ordered to miss HMS Defender.
HMS Defender was off Crimea in international waters when the 8,500-ton ship - armed to the teeth with hi-tech weapons systems - was approached by the smaller vessel bellowing out its demands.
The newly released footage shows the lengthy negotiations in English between the coast guard vessel and the destroyer in a ridiculous stand-off.
The Royal Navy warship repeatedly states it is on an established sea route in international waters.
A command in Russian is given to shoot - along with the instruction to miss.
“Fire warning shots! Fire warning shots! Over.
“Along the course of Defender. Along the course of Defender.
“No hitting it, no hitting Defender, did you get me? Over”
Three shots each with two shells are fired as warnings by which time the warship is visible but at a long distance away.
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[@KeetMWorth]

That's exactly what warning shots are supposed to do,miss the target. Is "the Sun" a satirical journal?

[@desertfd]

Its the last level of escalation before targeted shooting starts.

[@nala7658]

No it’s a farcical one

[@FowlorTheRooster1990]

the sun is misleading and over sensationalized and it has been that way for years

[@ExpatZ266]

Well, not so much as it is a joke.

[@marcl3763]

you probably a trainee journalist of school leaver age writing the vid intro...

[@Spartan-jg4bf]

Whole point of a warning shot is to miss!

[@ahmadmaulana2163]

to early for war and faster

[@suburbia2050]

A bit worrying the Russian ships needed it clarified

[@agolftweetler3995]

With that little potato gun that's all it could ever be at that range. Russia ⚓ is fn HILARIOUS.

[@godtrader6102]

@Isaac Anti-Russian propaganda like assassinating spies and annexing land?

[@mmaboxingclips2407]

@@godtrader6102 that’s what he means..

[@Steve-oj2lx]

When US cops fires warning shots they don't miss 🤣

[@julienckjm7430]

I see what you did there 😂

[@danbatesy5492]

😂😂

[@thewho5786]

Thats exactly what i am thinking until i found this comment 😂 maybe thats how US definition of democracy.

[@cheekboy7247]

@@julienckjm7430 explain it

[@julienckjm7430]

@@cheekboy7247 Do I really need to explain that?

[@leeshepherdtrading]

Of course they’re orders to ‘MISS’. That’s exactly what a ‘warning shot’ is. 🤦‍♂️

[@ibnu9969]

@Lord A but overall war capabilities Russia is better

[@markbanner6473]

@@ibnu9969 That one Defender has stuff inside that Russia have never ever heard of.

[@suburbia2050]

Do the Russians don't know what a warning shot is?

[@gimmijones596]

U understand my friend the British now don't understand English anymore

[@leecroft7311]

Oh yeah, that's right. Silly me.

[@NZAnimeManga]

I mean, I'm British, but that's *_exactly the point_* of a *_warning_* shot

[@lazerlevel9556]

The Sun is farcical!

[@N1611n]

All MSM are farcical!

[@Weazla-]

Yes!

[@gofar5185]

the sun media see the event that way... whatever however the event is wordified, the british warship did go to the black sea the russia coastal guard boats did shoot beside the britishwarship, the british warship did leave...

[@orbazel]

Be a pretty bad warning shot if they were aiming to hit it.

[@tariqm6083]

yeah it's 'farcical' that they were ordered to miss. 5 year olds coming up with headlines for the sun as usual.

[@Diwana71]

True 🤣

[@Archangelsvoid]

(Lord of the Rings) Gimli: Mind your aim…

[@0penminds]

@@tariqm6083 It's farcical as they were completely ignored, firing 2 miles of a ships portside with a potato gun doesn't really come as a warning, they probably didn't even realise the russians were firing.

[@relaxbro7671]

Obviously not aiming to hit, are you mad?

[@krumble104]

Please ‘Sun’ stop embarrassing your fellow Brits

[@michaelcoward1902]

you're about 30 years too late for that...the Sun has been making a laughing stock out of us for it's entire existence.

[@Blank-zp8th]

If I miss the warning shots, doesn't that mean I hit them.

[@snoozinghipo]

Yes, its a double negative.

[@TheSpandexcatcher]

Yup, just like a near miss, if you nearly missed it, then you hit it

[@officialon1]

It would be a shot no warning 😂😂😂

[@eddiegaltek]

They could hit one of their own ships; that's feasible.

[@Armuotas]

And a "near miss" is actually a "near hit".

[@Acheron666]

Usually when I fire warning shots, I shoot to kill. Then I say……..”I warned you.”

[@StockyLikeStockings]

That's not what a warning shot is

[@BrunoMaskulado03]

i know where did you learn that.. US police :D

[@julienckjm7430]

@@BrunoMaskulado03 that's on spot 😄

[@superiorshot6383]

Russian warning shots is where they hit the target lol. They are Russians they don't die to just one hit lmao.

[@macman975]

@@StockyLikeStockings Whoooosh

[@WSOJ3]

It’s called “warning shots” for a reason. They are not aimed at the target, but rather to serve as a warning signal.

[@kennedymuriithi5358]

@Astolfo Desu continue with you're Insecurity , uk previously denied this ocured , they called it propaganda ,now there is a video to prove they are liers ,also Crimea voted to join Rusian soo technically they are in Russia territory

[@MrTarmonbarry]

@@kennedymuriithi5358 No , technically Russia has invaded and stolen part of another country . The vote does not count , it was not sanctioned by Kyiv and means nothing

[@kennedymuriithi5358]

@@MrTarmonbarry if Western countries didnt support a coup in Ukraine ,Crimea would still be its territory..... Soo in your logic the elections that were supported by the west to install a coup leader are Useless also....soo kyeiv dont have a goverment for the people

[@MrTarmonbarry]

@@kennedymuriithi5358 The so called coup happened to get rid of the Moscow puppet from Ukraine and stop the country being undermined , no matter if it had western influences or not it had the desired result . Crimea is a different matter , it is a part of Ukrainian territory , the two things have no connection . Ukraine has a goverment for the people not a Russian / Putin puppet like Belarus has . Oh yes , it KYIV by the way

[@user-lm6dm2bc4s]

@@MrTarmonbarry Do you want to test whose territory it is? This is how wars break out. Are you sure it is necessary for you?

[@super_straight]

The Sun newspaper does not realize the audience on KZbin has slightly higher IQ than their typical readers.

[@jacklamb2904]

It is a bit of a farce it’s not even a naval gun looks like a mortar system. Which will most likely for a coast guard ship be firing smoke or flares which it looks like. Which a coast guard ship will on a naval range of a ship is entering it.

[@yannikoloff7659]

Orwell was writing from them. He took a model of a news coverage and turned them into Ministry of truth

[@wjumeau]

The Sun doesn’t realise most people have IQs that are far in excess of the management.

[@DormantGames]

@@jacklamb2904 it isn't a mortar system, it's the "AK-630M" rotary cannon, 6 barrels, 30mm, water cooled, with a 4000ish round per minute rate of fire.

[@stevenwalker4148]

But obviously not you

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

Well, that’s what a warning shot is. An intentional miss. Everyone needs to chill.

[@guff9567]

Why is it a farce to save the lives of British seamen?

[@mikewade777]

@@guff9567 the weapon they used was not capable of damaging the RN ship beyond cosmetic.

[@eraldorh]

Yes dumbass except they said they would sink defender. Which is amusing considering they were river patrol class ships and they couldnt even keep up and their main gun was only 30mm

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

@@guff9567 Why don’t you ask the The Sun since they are the ones that used that word in their video title, not me.

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

@@eraldorh You seem upset.

[@blatherskite3009]

I'll tell you what's truly farcical here: The Sun thinking that a WARNING SHOT missing its target is farcical. That's what a warning shot IS, you blithering nincompoops! Wouldn't be much of a warning if it hit, would it?

[@uwot5308]

FFS. Sun living up to its backward reputation.

[@BoiledOctopus]

Better than RT

[@ExpatZ266]

@@BoiledOctopus Not even, at least RT actually has some news in it.

[@sitandchill2897]

Warning shots by definition miss their target in order to SEND A WARNING.

[@markcampbell7620]

Lol where they filming that with a potatoe... that ship was about 7 or 8 miles away... that gatling gun on the front has a range of 4k tops.... and judging by the splashes the rounds were landing in front of there own boat..

[@OnlyGrafting]

@@markcampbell7620 plus, the damn ship isn't even facing them meaning its clearly at the end of it's close escort through international waters. Why wouldn't they fire a warning shot, oh i dont know, when the patrol ship was close enough to actually be recognised a threat of which to warn? You don't warn AFTER something in which nothing wrong happened has happened. Imagine a flood warning that came in 10 days after a flood.

[@agolftweetler3995]

By definition, that wasn't a warning, it was an embarrassment to Russia, to which there is no short supply

[@CrazyTechLab]

Yep, but lets tell Sergei in the gun control room just in case

[@ExpatZ266]

@@markcampbell7620 Nope, it was about 2 miles away.

[@rostislavborisov9741]

Translate of russian talks: I am "Nimble", do warning fire, do warning fire, do you understand? Welcome, confirm. In the course of the "Defender", exclude the hit on the "Defender", exclude the hit on the "Defender". Confirm, welcome. We are closely following the "Defender". Starboard zero ... short ... fire ... fire

[@relaxbro7671]

Спасибо)

[@graywhite1529]

not "welcome" it is "over" )))

[@alanandconnielast]

The Defender would remove anything in the air or in the water before any of it got close, why bother.. Chest puffing

[@relaxbro7671]

@@graywhite1529 Are you Russian

[@brianpetersen2364]

It`s like the little dog barking at the Rottweiler, haha

[@mikewade777]

Farcical moment when the sun thinks a warning shot that misses is a fail.

[@thewho5786]

It was actually for views, you know youtube money.

[@mikewade777]

@@thewho5786 yes I know.. it's a daft clickbait title.

[@baigani0]

actually the Russian captains says exactly, do not target the defender, i repeat, do not hit the defender

[@pavelfourmanov6427]

He said literally "Warning fire, excluding hit"

[@eddiebyword3363]

I knew a sun reader once - he said he would go and fight in the Falklands because he hated Mexicans.

[@PauloLima-bm3eo]

🤣🤣🤣

[@spardasquadspqr3535]

Wow.... didnt.know that it was so bad🤣🤣🤣

[@MrTarmonbarry]

Almost as funny as some Americans thinking Portugal is in south America )))

[@janekrts]

I did not know that Great Britain borders Russia

[@Nachiel]

@Ryan Hulme Ex-mistress of the seas. Poor show

[@janekrts]

Ok maybe around the Great British Isles for sure

[@thecornfieldiii2069]

@Ryan Hulme You just posted cringe

[@vulgarisopinio]

What do you find farcical? Are you expecting that they would shoot AT the warship?

[@alextov7290]

Next time of course

[@Fester_]

When i was a child i would read and look at the pictures of the Beano, Dandy, Marvel comics. I was too old even then to stoop to The Sun. I'm ashamed i am even on here typing. Never again, hopefully.

[@johnmknox]

What is farcical is the way the Putin media spun it to make it look like they saw off the Royal Navy. They didn't. The RN got bored with them and the rusty Russian heaps of junk couldn't keep up with the speed of HMS Defender. As usual, though leftists will always be apologists for Putin if it means they get to criticise the Sun in some way.

[@marcj3682]

@@johnmknox 🤣

[@vulgarisopinio]

@@johnmknox I didn’t see much rust on the Russian coastguard vessel. On the contrary it looks quite new to me. What I saw and heard is the request to change course , 2 short bursts of fire and the British warship confirmation that they are moving into international waters. In other words, exactly what the Russians said what happened. Perhaps, your admirable patriotic fervour just blurred your vision.

[@alexsilent5603]

Without such specific order to miss this "farcical" moment could turn into a very tragic one...

[@glynnwright1699]

For the Russian ship, yes.

[@MaNNeRz91]

@@glynnwright1699 warship Vs coastal guard 😆😆 like a tug boat Vs a cruise ship 😆😆

[@alyia9618]

@@MaNNeRz91 No, warship vs the entire russian black sea fleet and the coastal defense system called Bastion.

[@MaNNeRz91]

@@alyia9618 I think the warship could get well out of reach by the time all that lot got organised and located. Not only that the whole thing was planned to see what the Russians would do. And they already anticipated what actually went down.

[@Nothing_._Here]

@@MaNNeRz91 Bastion is operational in the black sea 24/7, it would take about 4 minutes to reach the maximum range of 300km on the missile. HMS defender was within 19km. It would've taken 20 seconds for missile impact.

[@kennethbowers2897]

America, or is allies has no business in Russia's business.

[@magnah5581]

Should the navy not be protecting the UK border from all these boats of illegals coming every day

[@dan-ue4kd]

there is no profit in chasing migrant boats

[@MrTarmonbarry]

There is nothing they can do about them . If they find them they are obliged to help them , not sink them or tow them back to France

[@johnrai8523]

Sun should hire someone more knowledgeable, this virus has done a lot.

[@guff9567]

Why is it a farce to save the lives of British seamen?

[@BoiledOctopus]

@@guff9567 He's a CCP Bot - ignore him!

[@ExpatZ266]

@@guff9567 That made no sense. They would have taken it or sunk it had the RN not moved off.

[@chriscantplay...2933]

Like the way the Russians are all angrily shouting and then the British guy gets on the radio sounding like a wine waiter

[@eddiehah9842]

Royal Navy , the lives of your crew MATTERS.

[@pashapasovski5860]

There are going to be a lot of traumatized Majestic Seaman

[@stephenlock7236]

Ha ha ha. If the intention was to hit the English ship, it would be at the bottom of the Black Sea in 10 minutes. How idiotic can one be to not being able to differentiate between warning shots and "asked to miss" the target.

[@alemgas]

Oh it's a Englistan ship is it

[@liars6495]

10 minutes ? it would sink within 2 minutes

[@Greatanotherchannel]

The moment british newspaper is angry russians did not kill our serviceman. Our media needs to be reined in and fined for stupid nonsense like this

[@wjumeau]

They couldn’t have exposed their contempt for their own readers/viewers anymore than this title. They display their stupidity with pride. How pathetic can you get?

[@BoiledOctopus]

"Our media"? Which part of Russia do you reside? Too funny. You guys need better training.

[@BoiledOctopus]

@@thecornfieldiii2069 Welcome to the hair loss show

[@dazura9262]

Mate, I love how the Russian ship is going nuts And you just get this incredibly calm, polite and British - "Ummm yes. So we're gonna carry on now......."

[@LucifersTear]

*Laughs in British with Rule Britania background music*

[@thecornfieldiii2069]

*laughs in londinistani*

[@ajorngjdonaydbr]

Clearly someone doesn't understand the Russian language or dialect. The Russian speaking to the British is being very direct but also extremely calm.

[@dazura9262]

@@ajorngjdonaydbr Fair enough mate!

[@ZedsDeadOK]

I have a better headline "MSM outlet tells the news and not propaganda" now that is farcical. 🤣

[@eastcoastuk1120]

The only miss here is the truth. This nonsense is ridiculous

[@wildnfree101]

I bet the UK navy are glad it was a Russian boat who discovered them. If it was the USA navy, they would have been taken out with some 'Friendly fire'!

[@chopper1239]

Us British troops suffer more from "Friendly Fire!" then the real enemies. Maybe next time, we side with the other side and would save a few more our boys/girls!!

[@alteredcarbon2455]

Translation: go back fools... you're barkin up the wrong tree brother.

[@zakc1982]

Nothing remotely ‘farcical’ about those warning shots. A message was given and received loud and clear.

[@glynnwright1699]

Actually, it was completely ignored.

[@BoiledOctopus]

@@glynnwright1699 😂😂👍🏻

[@josegil7835]

Exactly, I agree!

[@logicfxtrading2280]

Received loud and clear? No, the RN warship continued on its planned voyage through an international water way. When Russian warships pass down the English channel they are quietly shadowed by RN. No need for warning shots.

[@zakc1982]

@@logicfxtrading2280 ‘no need for warning shots’. Exactly my point. A message was sent. Next time pay attention.

[@wilfsidekick6888]

They’ve probably been waiting for something to shoot at for years bless em.

[@aightm8]

As if people from the UK haven't been romancing about WW2 for 80 years. Literally the one time in history you were on the right side of history

[@aightm8]

@ASTAR other conflicts where the UK was in the wrong or was the aggressor. All that war for what, to be a miserable little backwater in 2021. With all of its territories running the other way (except Wales )

[@Swat-ed5bt]

@@aightm8 well said bro 👍👍👍🤩

[@sparklingwinner]

@@aightm8 Where abouts are you from “Vincent” since you sound like your country been on the good side it’s whole life

[@kaifeiyu]

@@aightm8 4 times, cold war, Napoleonic war, and WW1

[@somali7851]

😂😂😂😂🤣 and UK said there was no warning

[@haardvark117]

I can fully understand why Britain denied being fired upon, they probably had no idea it happened. It's a CIWS firing 3 short burst into the air while the Defender is basically on the horizon... what a joke. This is the Russian Navy equivilent of muttering under your breath as someone walks away.

[@dumperttt]

yeah, sure, bbc propagandist was the only one who heard the shots (and radio warnings). hilarious, totally. you are still in denial phase))))

[@jaredbasic5743]

He wasn't ordering them to shoot and then changing his orders to miss them, he was just clarifying his orders. He was saying "fire warning shots" and then following with "do not hit them, do you copy?". The title is ridiculous.

[@User-jr7vf]

I wonder what would happen if the captain allowed them to hit the Brits. A huge diplomatic crisis for sure, but not necessarily a war.

[@MrTarmonbarry]

@@User-jr7vf Defender was at full battle stations , anything could have happened

[@concernedcitizen7385]

We just happen to have a BBC correspondent and film crew aboard Defender.. It’s almost as if we knew what was going happen 🤣.. Though the ‘reporter’ missed the warning shots and bombs at first 🤣🤣

[@phinehasblack8739]

He did acknowledge it lol 😂

[@peterwallace7015]

Yes it looks a little scripted with the Defender arming up Before the intrusion or incident .

[@muskrat477]

It was a far off "gunnery exercise" just like it was an "innocent passage"

[@UKOGBN]

@@peterwallace7015 That's because they planned to do it .............. that's the whole point of a freedom of navigation operation............................................... do you have any context to this event at all ????????????????? The UK government does not recognize the Russian annexation of Ukrainian territory they sent the ship to perform a freedom of navigation operation to point this out to the Russians, hence why there was a BBC reporter on the bloody ship..........

[@thomasferguson3061]

british ship states it will 'move into international waters' , clearly this means they were not in international waters at the time of the incident. bojos government obviously needs a distraction for some reason

[@gunsumwong3948]

What business a UK warship has in Black Sea close to crimea where everyone know is a high tension area with huge military activities? Is UK doing the scouting work for the US who had cancelled entering the Black Sea?

[@robertwatson6880]

Yes less use a warship to scout some calm clear water for the Irish president Biden of da united states of murica....

[@alfsmith4936]

Do you want your trade deal or not?..

[@Delogros]

You mean other then it being an recognized shipping lane which anyone is supposed to be able to use? If you couldn't go anywhere the Russians claimed as theirs you basically couldn't travel in Europe or Asia. The ship was on it's way to Georgia which FYI is in the black sea quite near to Crimea (and also a country Russia has attacked recently so probably claims)

[@robertwatson6880]

Only if the murica food pass UK food safty standards although batty Boris and tori chums may lower them for a few quid , yay for bleached meat ,refridgerated eggs and stale chocolate.

[@robertwatson6880]

Wtf I bet you believe in flat earth ,iluminati and alien landings too .

[@conorlinehan714]

The question is what are not black sea nation's military ships doing in the black sea?..

[@ronwade2206]

International waters. Try reading a book some time!

[@masterazazehll3961]

yh mate anyone can go there that's why it's international

[@evgeniam685]

@@ronwade2206 its not international waters, as it is closed. English channel is international, any open waters. Reread infos please

[@cockneycharm3970]

oh come on Sun. You must think we're thick or the person who wrote this headline is. A warning shot is where you don't make contact with the other party. You fire over them or to the side .

[@chiupolini]

Why is it farcical? Do you want to see the British ship got shot? The Sun has a perverted sense of humour.

[@TheStan80]

The SUN aint bright today. Warning shots are designed to miss!

[@leod-sigefast]

Funny thing is, the Sun is a sinking ship itself nowadays!

[@MrTarmonbarry]

Most paper media is dying a death , everything is online so soon there will be no newspapers to wrap up fish and chips ((((, oh wait , they stopped that years ago on ''health and safety grounds '', idiots

[@reneeodayok859]

The elite and their games smh. We won't send our son's for your pleasures

[@combot6610]

The Russians knew that if they engaged the ship properly the BBC journalist would annihilate them to the centre of the earth. XD

[@alberthiggins383]

a coastguard trying to start a fight against a warship.. Lucky the british didn't respond ..

[@IndoCropCirclesOfficial]

1.4 nautical miles is not an international water. Even toddler knew that

[@GodKitty677]

The two most powerful naval countries of the Cold War, the USA and USSR, issued in 1989 a Joint Statement on the Uniform Interpretation of Rules of International Law Governing Innocent Passage, which provided as follows: “All ships, including warships, regardless of cargo, armament, or means of propulsion enjoy the right of innocent passage through the territorial sea in accordance with international law, for which neither prior notification nor authorization is required.”

[@valicourt]

The British government denied that it had a warship ( warning) fired at. Yet here’s the video where exactly that happens. Weird times when you can trust Russia more than the U.K. for information.

[@nudgenudgewinkwink3212]

They weren't firing at the ship.

[@peterwallace7015]

@@nudgenudgewinkwink3212 A " Warning Shot " is not supposed to be fired AT the ship or all hell will break out if it was.

[@32shumble]

@@peterwallace7015 Firing a spud gun 2 miles away? They probably didn't notice!

[@nudgenudgewinkwink3212]

@@peterwallace7015 yeah it was probably more for show like giving someone the bird while there back was turned.

[@HCqvintus]

I dont see british ship in the video

[@jb6142]

Bit like a Yorkshire terrier barking and growling at a mastiff it meets in the street..knowing that the mastiffs owner would never let it off its lead!

[@sleepvertigo]

I always fire a warning shot, 9 months later a baby pops out.

[@peterwallace7015]

I wonder what the Britis or Americans would do if a Russian warship was sailing close to the coastline ( less than 12 miles ) near one of their naval bases.

[@johnnybandit5141]

Hawaii

[@bigtony4829]

They often do pass through the English Channel and fly into UK airspace

[@vladislavfilatov4095]

@@bigtony4829 yes we do

[@DirtRider999]

I mean who cares if we all go to war were all gonna die anyway I love how these countries use nukes as their threat knowing it would ruin what power they have as well

[@vladislavfilatov4095]

But always after you

[@hbd8344]

Are warning shots supposed to hit ?

[@wwbren]

It can. " This one is in your knee, the next one I guarantee will end up in your heart"

[@OnlyGrafting]

Let me simplify. Here we see the HMS Defender, back turned, headed along its route and the Russian planes and escort ships have clearly stopped trailing it. Then they fire 'warning' shots. Imagine a flood warning system. Now imagine a system which told you there was a flood 10 days after the flood had hit. Not much of a warning.

[@TDubya811]

In the Sun's opinion a warning shot should be fired directly at your opponent.

[@paololotti6708]

This is "West propaganda"! They suppose we are idiots.

[@user-te6ke2dv9u]

Support Russia to sink that bloody Defender.

[@keithmaggs2017]

The sun again, lol

[@AngelicusImmortus]

Rather eager to ensure they didn’t hit the ship that could have sunk them with little effort. Notice the Brit captain says, effectively, “coast guard” whilst naming his own vessel a “Warship” It’s a little like the pet cat trying to stand up to a fully grown Tiger and the Tiger just looks at with pity.

[@kikeamatore]

i guess your ego was hurt by seeing them flee like cowards they are

[@UKOGBN]

@@kikeamatore How was it fleeing ? traveling from one port to a another port ? when you leave your house to go to the shop are you fleeing your house ?

[@kikeamatore]

@@UKOGBN when you act tough and say im not moving and you end up moving by force what is called?

[@UKOGBN]

@@kikeamatore The British ship was following a course from Odessa to Georgian waters via a predefined shipping route which it would have taken regardless Russian ships or not ? what do you think it was doing sitting at anchor until the Russians show up ? The ship never altered course that was the point of the transit

[@norman7527]

The Sun newspaper, wouldn't even wipe my arse with it

[@jamesandrew1750]

The difference in character between the Russians and the British is so apparent in this clip

[@ems7623]

Do you speak Russian that well, "James Andrew?"

[@ajorngjdonaydbr]

Would the British show such leniency if a Russian Destroyer made its way down the irish sea towards the international waters of the Atlantic? Use your brain

[@joe18425]

What is farcical about it. The full idea of a Warning shot is to miss. If the gunner gets ordered to fire a Warning shot and hits the thing it could start a full scale war. If I was giving the orders I would make sure the gunner knew exactly what I said.

[@DaveNeve]

Yep, a warning shot that misses (the water) actually hits the ship it was meant to miss. But SUN journalists and readers are too thick to understand that.

[@nickbreen287]

Russia is famous for many many mighty naval victories and centuries of global naval dominance.... or was that Britain?

[@1IbramGaunt]

Well don't forget the Dogger Bank incident haha, could be argued they quote "won" there

[@valicourt]

And now you have 19 warships.

[@matthewhunter3370]

@@valicourt try 40 minimum

[@mrfrisky2997]

@@valicourt Yes including the most powerful Submarines and Destroyers in the world and 2 of the most powerful carriers in the world - hows Russia doing🤣🤣

[@kerier1911]

Yeah. England is know for its victories, oh wait was it 70 years ago?

[@rodjuico8219]

RUN BRITS RUN!!

[@biggorilla1216]

I can't tell if there speaking in strong Scottish accents or in Russian.

[@distantthunder12ck55]

Russian is easier for me to understand as an Englishman. :)

[@Scotland2306]

@@distantthunder12ck55 Your women don't have any problems understanding us.

[@center8922]

@@distantthunder12ck55 Ata boy.

[@Horizon344]

Interesting that the MOD lied at first, saying that the Russians hadn't confronted the 'Defender' at all, & only admitted the truth when Moscow put out these videos - which was an obvious move. Whitehall seems terribly slow-footed about this sort of stuff in the cyberspace age, whereas Russia - with RT, etc. - understands far better the reality of the internet & how to use it.

[@1IbramGaunt]

They never claimed the Russians fired no warning shots at all, at least not in any article I've read?

[@BK-vz3mx]

Yes they did and their very own BBC reporter contradicted them....how embarrassing

[@SmartSilver]

You obviously haven't played these cat and mouse games before.

[@Horizon344]

@@1IbramGaunt All the first reports I heard being put out by HMG to tv news shows denied that there had been any confrontation, & the Russians had merely been carrying out some exercise miles off, & were making it all up. The story changed when the Moscow released vids showing otherwise.

[@noelcahill6707]

Its called it didnt happen because the water they were on they dont see as russian

[@borisezomo8751]

Yes the Russian coast guard is a smaller ship. But the HMS is so far from home, and yet just two minutes from Russia as the Zircon flies.

[@RealMe-sd9nm]

The Sun is a certainly a dumb journal for not knowing that a warning shot is supposed to miss the target and serve as a warning.

[@drumdrumcymbal1594]

Farcical moment when 'the bun' forgets what a warning shot is. This is what happens when you run all your headlines through rupert's liver spotted hands.

[@Dylski.]

With the military technology we have now if they wanted to hit it they would have

[@OnlyGrafting]

Not with such a small naval armament. It's a damn patrol vessel. The thing wouldn't stand a chance unless it has anti ship missiles stocked away onboard.

[@liars6495]

sure english toast why not

[@laszlokaestner5766]

@@OnlyGrafting @Dylan M said that they could hit it (Defender)if they wanted to, not that it would be a good idea to do it!

[@matthewszwandt4124]

Weird war bating headlines lately.

[@mustafatasangil6063]

When the Russian says - Yes - it does mean Yes.

[@charleso6316]

Captain Ivanov: Do not hit the destroyer, I repeat do not hit the destroyer. Sun: they fired and they missed, I repeat the fired and they missed!

[@gregt616]

One can clearly see a cannon on the front of the Russian deck firing. I wouldn't say thats farcical. Lol

[@vasianeokleous3985]

Russia, just SINK them next time.

[@davedaniels8211]

@@vasianeokleous3985 childish comment. HMS Defender can shoot down shells in mid air.

[@vasianeokleous3985]

@@davedaniels8211 Do Brits believe Russia is Russia your new Falkland ="Argentina again, again, again forgotten??? HAHAHA, Bring In

[@MK_RS5]

Lets be honest, if HMS Defender was actually under attack, It would have been able to "Defend" itself pretty easily against that pissy little coast guard boat... and any outdated Russian jet wouldn't stand a chance! (Type 45 is the worlds most capable anti-aircraft Destroyer)

[@vasianeokleous3985]

I can tell you one thing: No matter how weak is Russia to the west they'll do damage before they get beaten so there is no messing around

[@tiverton]

British ship brings a BBC reporter to film the violation. Russian ship has a dash cam.

[@Nachiel]

Ex-mistress of the seas. Poor show

[@brandonmellors9161]

naval operations are supposed to be classified.. why all of a sudden Navy ships got content for youtube?

[@ahmadmaulana2163]

this video realese from fsb. not like bbc journalist in ship uk

[@miguelmelchior986]

🤔😄

[@user-di7ds5nk3o]

Coast guard in Russia belong to FSB, they release this video as proof of firing warning shots.

[@MichaelJ44]

They weren’t “ordered to miss” they were warning shots lmao

[@1autocadman]

what do you think a warning shot is? ????? think? a minute? OH IT'S A INTENSIONAL MISS? MUPPET

[@marcj3682]

HMS Defender - yet the dingies continue. 🤣

[@tobysirus4996]

After firing the "warning shot" the Russians drank their fill of vodka and took turns typing in the nuclear codes for the hypersonic weapons on board. The first one to get it right ......."Loses."

[@whizzbitman2878]

You reckon it was bread in the cannons, and they was just feeding the fish?? 😂

[@twinturbo5212]

😂👍

[@SportZFan4L1fe]

USA: Elite Stealth Technology RUSSIA: Hypersonic Missile tech. UK: BBC Reporter tech.

[@danbatesy5492]

😂😂😂 fire a bbc warning shot.

[@julienckjm7430]

So the UK lied

[@juanjosprint]

All of this is a shame. Instead of join and drink beer all together. Always in tension between countries. Its no sense and stupid

[@neilfensome5032]

That was cute 😂 pew pew 🤣

[@leeshepherdtrading]

Ping ping. Captain I think someone is throwing stones at the bow.

[@muskrat477]

It would be over for the UK in 20 minutes against Russia

[@TheBenchPressMan]

@@muskrat477 as in Russia would be toasted up by trident, yes

[@muskrat477]

@@TheBenchPressMan one Satan missile and half of Europe is toast....pure evil missile Not a hope in hell the UK military would take on the Russians,they'd be over ran fairly quick

[@randomaizer111]

It is a pity that you do not know that they are walking several kilometers from the coast, where there are coastal rocket launchers, with hypersonic missiles

[@barriewilliams4526]

"The Sun" Need one say more😂

[@lkgh1966]

If the British ship is in international waters then the very idea of firing warning shots is indeed farcical. What is NOT farcical is that those shots are ordered to miss as that is what makes it a warning in the first place...

[@chrislee8126]

Plot twist they was actually trying to hit them but the Russian navy is so crap they missed and called it a warning shot

[@martindevon3204]

Huh? Warning shots are meant to miss. A hit is not a warning it's an act of war

[@eraldorh]

Missing the point, the russian ship threatened to sink the defender. Bit hard to sink a ship if you tell the gunners to miss not to mention they were well out of range, couldnt keep up and were totally outmatched anyway.

[@ariqasadam199]

@@eraldorh ofc it is a threat like who does a warning shot and says its not a threat 😂😂😂

[@eraldorh]

@@ariqasadam199 Except they threatened to sink the defender before any warning shot then when the defender is miles away and well out of range they claimed to have done warning shots? Not much of a warning if the crew of the ship you're warning doesn't even know it's a warning because the gunfire is so far away and it's a pretty worthless warning when they had no way of sinking the ship at that point lol

[@ariqasadam199]

@@eraldorh and how about the radio transmission? and a lion rawr can reach up to 8KM and yet they still cant hear a 30MM AA fired 3 times

[@eraldorh]

@@ariqasadam199 You seem to be missing the point which is no surprise. What use is a warning shot from a ship which was never much of a threat to begin with but is now absolutely no threat at all. Is your yell a threat to a car driver who is now 5 miles away? This situation is laughable.

[@topbanana4013]

nasa reports Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has crash landed after been hit by a stray bullet from earth

[@Sophie-go3ql]

Was it a Russian or Chinese fired bullet ? lol

[@thomasferguson3061]

lol

[@jiaxuanng2396]

Sun doesn't know what a warning shot is XD

[@lhcphysicfreak]

The title showed just how much the Sun is trying to make the Russians look bad. It's a warning shot. It's supposed to MISS the target. I actually respect the Russian navy for triple confirming that the shot MUST MISS the HMS Defender. The last thing everyone wants is a mistake that sparks an all-out war.

[@MoebiusUK]

So Boris was lying ...... again? I'm shocked.

[@MoebiusUK]

@Charles Spencer NOBODY claimed HMS Defender was "fired upon", what are you talking about? The claim was that warning shots were fired ... which we see in this video. Boris denied that happened ... but it obviously did.

[@garyschultz7768]

any chance of exchanging american citizenship for Russian citizenship ??? 🇷🇺 🇷🇺 🇷🇺 🇷🇺 🇷🇺 🇷🇺

[@twinturbo5212]

just get on a flight you bum

[@tomjones1424]

Much love, I agree, I would prefer to be in Russia

[@muskrat477]

@@tomjones1424 the West has turned woke and insane

[@AaronTV2021]

I rather be in Afghanistan then be in Russia

[@garyschultz7768]

@@twinturbo5212 ..... ive looked into it.. unlike america flying into Russia & just staying there is not a good option .... they have immigration enforcement & laws with teeth.... also you must become a fluent russian speaker...all that aside you missed my point entirely....it was satirical not a serious question ....

[@swift7265]

Hahaha and British was saying no one fire at their ship. Whats a loosers.

[@SmR8008]

Shooting long after the ship has departed LOL !