The GuardianRussian fighter jet collides with US drone causing it to crash into Black Sea
The U.S. Reaper drone was likely conducting surveillance for Ukraine when Russian jets intercepted it. The collision underscores the dangers of escalation, reports The Post.
Curated by informedA Russian fighter has collided with a US Reaper drone, forcing it down into the Black Sea, in what US forces called an “unsafe and unprofessional” intercept.
A US European Command statement said the collision happened just after 7am on Tuesday morning, when two Russian Su-27 fighter jets flew up to the MQ-9 Reaper drone over international waters west of Crimea. The statement said the Russian pilots sought to disrupt the US aircraft before the collision.
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