British Royal Navy warship HMS Defender sparked dramatic scenes in the Black Sea on June 23 by passing deliberately close to Russian-occupied Crimea while sailing from the Ukrainian port of Odesa to Batumi in Georgia.
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This handout picture released by the Russian Defence Ministry on April 22, 2021 shows Russian forces attending military drills in Opuk training ground not far from the town of Kerch.
