Footage released by the US military reveals three key moments during an incident involving one of its MQ-9 drones and a Russian aircraft over the Black Sea.
US officials say Russia's actions appear to have been an effort to damage the US aircraft as it conducted surveillance over the Black Sea.
“The second time in this short video we see [the Russian jet] approaching, obviously it hits the drone because of the damage done to the propellers on the drone," Mr Notowitz says. "I don't know if we can recover [it] or not, but we will certainly have to do that and we will deal with it," Mr Patrushev said."We do have indications that Russia is likely making an effort to try to recover MQ-9 debris … however, we assess it's very unlikely that they would be able to recover anything useful," Brigadier General Patrick Ryder, a Pentagon spokesperson, says.
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