just to bring us up to a higher state of readiness. hms defender has just left the port of odessa, and as you can see just over there, we re already being shadowed by a russian warship. i have two suspect aircraft coming in. they re soon tracking russian military aircraft who are also tracking them. it is a slightly more increased threat, i d say, just because we re operating outside of our normal areas. and you re being watched by the russians. they can see us. we can see them. as we get close to crimea, the tension rises. hms defender is going to sail within what russia now claims is its territorial waters, but following a legally recognised shipping lane. would you say there s a flashpoint potentially here, in terms of how the russians will behave? there s a contentious point. their posture will likely be more belligerent because of our proximity to what they recognise as their waters.
the limit of crimea s territorial waters. our correspondent is the only broadcaster on board hms defender and sent this report. hands to action stations. this is not a drill. come in, take your seat straightaway. we want composure in this ops room. a british warship in the black sea about to make a point to russia. so we re straight into the thick of it, we re going to action stations now, just to bring us up to a higher state of readiness. hms defender has just left the port of odessa, and as you can see just over there, we re already being shadowed by a russian warship. i have two suspect aircraft coming in. they re soon tracking russian military aircraft who are also tracking them. it is a slightly more increased threat, i d say, just because we re operating outside of our normal areas. and you re being watched by the russians. they can see us. we can see them. as we get close to crimea,
denied their claims, saying the russians were carrying out exercises when they fired. the mod says the royal navy destroyer was sailing in an internationally recognised shipping lane, within the 12 mile limit of crimea s territorial waters. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale is the only broadcaster onboard hms defender. he sent this report. hands to action stations. this is not a drill. come in, take your seat straightaway. we want composure in this ops room. a british warship in the black sea about to make a point to russia. so we re straight into the thick of it, we re going to action stations now, just to bring us up to a higher state of readiness. hms defender has just left the port of odessa, and as you can see just over there, we re already being shadowed by a russian warship. i have two suspect aircraft coming in. they re soon tracking russian military aircraft
in an internationally recognised shipping lane, within the 12 mile limit of crimea s territorial waters. our defence correspondent jonathan beale is the only broadcaster onboard hms defender. he sent this report. hands to action stations. this is not a drill. come in, take your seat straightaway. we want composure in this ops room. a british warship in the black sea about to make a point to russia. so we re straight into the thick of it, we re going to action stations now, just to bring us up to a higher state of readiness. hms defender has just left the port of odessa, and as you can see just over there, we re already being shadowed by a russian warship. i have two suspect aircraft coming in. they re soon tracking russian military aircraft who are also tracking them. it is a slightly more
seat straightaway. we want composure in this ops room. a british warship in the black sea about to make a point to russia. so we re straight into the thick of it, we re going to action stations now, just to bring us up to a higher state of readiness. hms defender has just left the port of odessa, and as you can see just over there, we re already being shadowed by a russian warship. i have two suspect aircraft coming in. they re soon tracking russian military aircraft who are also tracking them. it is a slightly more increased threat, i d say, just because we re operating outside of our normal areas. and you re being watched by the russians. they can see us. we can see them. as we get close to crimea, the tension rises. hms defender is going to sail within what russia now claims is its territorial waters, but following a legally recognised shipping lane. would you say there s a flashpoint potentially here, in terms of how the russians will behave?