A Russian warplane on Tuesday struck a U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea, hitting the drone’s propeller and forcing it down in international waters, according to U.S. European Command, which called the Russian forces’ conduct «unsafe and unprofessional.»
A Russian warplane on Tuesday struck a U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea, hitting the drone’s propeller and forcing it down in international waters, according to U.S. European Command, which called the Russian forces’ conduct “unsafe and unprofessional.”
The incident occurred around 7:03 a.m. Central European Time and involved two Russian Su-27 fighter jets and an MQ-9 Reaper drone that U.S. forces had to bring down as a result of the collision, the statement said.
“Several times before the collision, the Su-27s dumped fuel on and flew in front of the MQ-9 in a reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner,” the statement said. “This incident demonstrates a lack of competence in addition to being unsafe and unprofessional.
