Russia announces warning shots toward cargo ship headed for Ukrainian port

Moscow announced that a Russian warship fired warning shots toward a cargo ship headed for the Ukrainian Port of Izmail. 

The Russian Defense Ministry stated that the ship “Vasily Bykov” spotted a cargo ship sailing under the flag of Palau, heading towards the Ukrainian Port of Izmail. It added that “to compel the ship to stop, the Russian warship fired warning shots from small-caliber automatic weapons.” 

AFP