Russia Seizes Ukrainian Ships Near Annexed Crimea After Firing on Them

Russia Seizes Ukrainian Ships Near Annexed Crimea After Firing on Them
Russia's navy ships and helicopters take part in a military exercise called Kavkaz (the Caucasus) 2016 at the coast of the Black Sea in Crimea on Sept. 9, 2016. VASILY MAXIMOV/AFP/Getty Images
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MOSCOW/KIEV—Russia seized three Ukrainian naval ships off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea on Nov. 25 after opening fire on them and wounding several sailors, a move that risks igniting a dangerous new crisis between the two countries.

Russia’s FSB security service said early on Nov. 26 its border patrol boats had seized the Ukrainian naval vessels in the Black Sea and used weapons to force them to stop, Russian news agencies reported.