Moscow has blamed the U.S. Air Force for the loss of the MQ-9 Reaper that crashed in the Black Sea.
Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. said it’s „a shame for the Pentagon to lose [this] expensive piece of equipment.“
Antonov accused the U.S. Air Force of unprofessionalism regarding the loss of the MQ-9 Reaper drone in the Black Sea.
The envoy said the drone was used to collect intelligence for use by Ukrainian troops.
Russia’s ambassador to Washington, D.C, has accused the U.S. Air Force of unprofessionalism regarding the loss of an MQ-9 Reaper drone in the Black Sea on Tuesday, adding that the loss of the $32 million vehicle was „a shame.“
Ambassador Anatoly Antonov on Wednesday continued Moscow’s attacks on the U.S. over the loss of the drone, which the Air Force said was caused by Russian Su-27 fighter jets dumping fuel on, and then ramming the propeller of, a Reaper flying over international airspace.
„Of course, it is a shame for the Pentagon to lose [this] expensive piece of equipment,“ Antonov said Wednesday, as quoted by Russia’s state-run Tass news agency. „But in this case, the U.S. military should redirect accusations of unprofessional actions back to themselves.
