The British government has apologized for the breakdown of secret Defense Department documents: they are “very sorry” that 50 pages of confidential information were lying at a bus stop, Defense Department Jeremy Quinn said during a hearing in the House of Commons on Monday. London. According to this, a senior official of the ministry was responsible.

an anonymous citizen had it BBC Told about the discovery behind a bus stop in Kent in the south of England over the weekend. According to the broadcaster, the documents contained Also information about a military incident in the Black Sea that led to the confrontation on Wednesday Russia had led.

According to the BBC, the completely soaked pile of paper also contained e-mails and PowerPoint presentations. Among other things, it is about an event Russia: The British destroyer “HMS Defender” came into conflict with Russian units while crossing the Crimean peninsula, which was captured by Russia. Possible responses from London are discussed in the newspapers from the bus stop.

Employees denied access to sensitive material

The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that it had fired warning shots at “HMS Defender” due to a breach in Russian territorial waters. A day later, the Russian Foreign Ministry appointed a British ambassador to protest “provocative and dangerous actions”. Moscow a.

London Representation rejected. Accordingly, the battleship was only on a “peaceful passage through Ukrainian waters”. However, documents show that representatives of the British Ministry expected a response from the Russian military, but deliberately decided against an alternative route – among other things because Moscow could then think Great Britain “fear” and “run away”.

Quinn told lawmakers that the missing documents were now back in the ministry. Access to the officer responsible for sensitive material is suspended until further notice. An unidentified employee had reported missing documents a few days back.