Russia says intercepted US drone over Black Sea
MOSCOW: Russia said on Saturday it scrambled a Su-30 fighter jet to"prevent a violation of the Russian state border" by a US Reaper MQ-9 military drone over the Black Sea.
"As the Russian fighter approached, the foreign reconnaissance drone performed a U-turn away from the border," the Russian defence ministry said."The Russian aircraft returned safely to its airbase, there was no violation of the border," it added. Incidents involving Russian and Western aircraft have multiplied over the Black Sea and Baltic Sea in recent months, as Moscow pursues its offensive in Ukraine.
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