<span style="color: #222222;">Russia has said that its forces fired warning shots and dropped bombs to deter a British Royal Navy destroyer, accusing the ship of entering its waters in the Black Sea today.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">According to the Russian defence ministry, HMS Defender was given a preliminary warning that weapons would be used if the state borders of the Russian Federation were violated. It did not react to the warning.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, Britain has denied Russian reports that its military fired warning shots at a UK destroyer in the Black Sea.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Britain's Ministry of Defence said, no warning shots had been fired. It added that the ship was sailing in Ukrainian waters<b>.</b></span><br />''  <br />