A Russian fighter jet on Tuesday struck the propeller of a U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea, causing American forces to bring down the unmanned aerial vehicle in international waters, the U.S. military said, an incident that highlighted soaring U.S.-Russian tensions over Moscow's war in Ukraine.
White House National Security spokesman John Kirby said U.S. President Joe Biden was briefed on the incident by national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
There was no immediate reaction from Moscow, which has repeatedly voiced concern about U.S. intelligence flights close to the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014. The war, which erupted after Russia's launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, has brought heavy civilian casualties. Tuesday's victims were among at least seven civilians killed and 30 wounded in 24 hours, Ukraine authorities said.
A missile strike on the city's train station last April, which Kyiv and much of the international community blamed on Moscow, killed dozens of people and wounded more than 100.
Zelenskyy discussed the situation in Bakhmut with the top military brass and they were unanimous in their determination to face down the Russian onslaught, according to the presidential office.
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