Russia denies its fighter jets struck U.S. drone over Black Sea
A Russian fighter jet struck the propeller of a U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday in a "brazen violation of international law," causing American forces to bring down the unmanned aerial vehicle, the U.S. said.The Associated PressRussian Su-27 jet fighters fly outside Moscow in August 2011.
"The U.S. drone went into uncontrollable flight with a loss of altitude" and fell into the water, said Russia's Defence Ministry.U.S. President Joe Biden was briefed on the encounter by national security adviser Jake Sullivan, according to White House national security spokesperson John Kirby. He added that State Department officials would be speaking directly with their Russian counterparts and "expressing our concerns over this unsafe and unprofessional intercept.
Prior to that, the Su-27s dumped fuel on and flew in front of the MQ-9 several times before the collision in "a reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner," the U.S. European Command said in a statement from Stuttgart, Germany.Fighter jets for Ukraine likely coming soon: retired U.S. admiralRetired admiral Mike Mullen, the former chair of the U.S.
"If the message is that they want to deter or dissuade us from flying and operating in international airspace, over the Black Sea, then that message will fail," Kirby said. "That is not going to happen."
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