A Russian jet collided with a U.S. Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday, causing the drone to crash after an "unsafe and unprofessional intercept," the U.S. military reported.
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The incident occurred Tuesday morning when two Russian SU-27 fighters conducted an intercept of the MQ-9 drone that demonstrated the pilots' "lack of competence," according to a statement from U.S. European Command. One of the fighters clipped the propeller of the drone, forcing U.S. operators to bring it down in international waters.
The Russian warplanes intercepted and buzzed the drone for about a half hour before the crash, Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, told reporters Tuesday. The collision damaged the Russian fighter, but it was able to land, he said. U.S. drone operators crash landed the damaged MQ-9 into the sea, Ryder said.
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It was nice all to stay in theyr countryes… not to polute this beautiful Earth. We need Peace not wars.
Yes, Russian borders are way too near the US drones
Damn
Sounds like a provocation.
US: it takes a week to shoot down a weather baloon with an expensive missile.
Russia: Ivan! Let’s sprinkle the 60 mil drone with some fuel, he-he-he.
@Toni Dinh You should work on your English, bud.
I truly think it’s, looks like a provacation
I imagine of them trying to open their canopy to throw a match on it after dumping fuel
Man if yal don’t just stay out of russias business! Gulf of Tonkin false flag?!
Unsafe and unprofessional it was…but sending a drone where it should not be. Just remember the 🎈
Actually it was very professionally handled. By the Russians
They did not even waste an AA missile. Just tapped it’s propeller. What more, you can not accuse them of attacking