A Russian fighter jet struck the propeller of a US surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday in a “brazen violation of international law,” causing American forces to bring down the unmanned aerial vehicle, the US said.
The US said two Russian Su-27 fighter jets struck the propeller of a US MQ-9 drone, forcing it down in international waters.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said the US drone was flying near its borders and intruded in the area that was declared off limits by Russia. The US European Command said in a statement that two Russian Su-27 fighter jets “conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept” of a US MQ-9 drone that was operating within international airspace over the Black Sea.
“As a result of sharp manoeuvre, the US drone went into uncontrollable flight with a loss of altitude” and fell into the water, it said. “We’re going to continue to fly and operate in international airspace over international waters,” he said. “The Black Sea belongs to no one nation.” “Probably my biggest worry both there and in the Pacific is an aggressive Russia or China pilot or vessel captain, or something gets too close, doesn’t realise where they are, and causes a collision,” Berger said, in response to a question at a National Press Club event on Tuesday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a video showing gaping holes in the façade of the low-rise building that bore the brunt of the strike. The impact damaged nine apartment blocks, a kindergarten, a local bank branch and two cars, said regional Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko.
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