U.S. Claims Russian Jet Caused Spy Drone Crash Over Black Sea
The United States (U.S.) military said a Russian fighter plane clipped the propeller of one its spy drones and made it crash into the Black Sea on Tuesday in the first such direct encounter between the two world powers since Russia invaded Ukraine over a year ago.
Thursday 16 March 2023 | 06:30
A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone in a hanger at Amari Air Base in Estonia. U.S. unmanned aircrafts are deployed in Estonia to support NATO's intelligence gathering missions in the Baltics. Photo: Reuters
The United States (U.S.) military said a Russian fighter plane clipped the propeller of one its spy drones and made it crash into the Black Sea on Tuesday in the first such direct encounter between the two world powers since Russia invaded Ukraine over a year ago.
The Russian defence ministry offered a different account and Moscow's ambassador to Washington said his country "views this incident as a provocation" involving a U.S. MQ-9 drone and Russian Su-27 fighter jet.
The U.S, which has provided billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine, has not become directly engaged in the war but it conducts regular surveillance flights in the region. Ukrainian President
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