Against the background of the incident with the shelling of the British destroyer Defender by the Russian military, the ruble exchange rate began to decline for a short time, but then went up again, according to trade data.

As of 15:25, the dollar dropped to 72.54 rubles. At the beginning of trading, it cost 72.87 rubles, and after the first reports of the conflict, it temporarily added about ten kopecks. Usually, incidents that threaten to spill over into an international scandal negatively affect the ruble, but the current event has not affected it. The strengthening of the ruble began the day before.

A British Navy destroyer crossed the Russian border at 11:52. Thereupon, he entered the territorial waters of the country for three kilometers at cape Fiolent in the Crimea. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the ship was warned of the violation and the possible use of weapons, but did not respond to messages.