2021 Black Sea incident

When

24 Jun 2021

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

43.41° N, 34.26° E

Naval

yes

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Incident between Russia and the United Kingdom in the Black Sea on 23 June 2021

The 2021 Black Sea incident was a diplomatic incident between Russia and the United Kingdom involving the British destroyer HMS Defender while it transited from Odesa, Ukraine, to Batumi, Georgia. The Minister of Defence of Russia stated that a patrol boat fired warning shots, while a Su-24 aircraft dropped bombs in the vicinity of the British vessel. Defender reached Batumi three days later.

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