BREAKING: A Russian jet harassed and then collided with a U.S. drone over the Black Sea, forcing the U.S. to bring the MQ-9 Reaper drone down in international waters, U.S. European Command says.
A Russian jet harassed and then collided with a U.S. drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday, forcing the U.S. to bring the MQ-9 Reaper drone down in international waters, said U.S. European Command.
Two Russian Su-27 jets tracked the U.S. surveillance drone as it flew in international airspace over the Black Sea, which borders Turkey, Ukraine and Russia, among other countries. Prior to the collision, the jets “dumped fuel on and flew in front of the MQ-9 in a reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner,” according to a statement from the U.S. European Command.
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