A US surveillance drone plunged into the Black Sea following an encounter with Russian fighter jets.
By James Landale in Kyiv and Laura Gozzi in LondonThe US has accused Russia of reckless behaviour after an American surveillance drone crashed into the Black Sea following an encounter with Russian fighter jets.
The incident highlights the increasing risk of direct confrontation between Russia and the US over the Ukraine war.The Russian defence ministry said the drone crashed after a "sharp manoeuvre" and that the MQ-9 Reaper drone was flying with its transponders turned off. Transponders are communications devices that allow the aircraft to be tracked.The incident happened at about 07:03 Central European Time on Tuesday, according to the US military.
The key question is whether Tuesday's encounter was an attempt by Russia to disrupt the US drone and its work, or whether it was a deliberate attempt to bring it down.According to the US, there has been a "pattern of dangerous actions by Russian pilots" interacting with allied aircraft in the region.
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