The Russian government has presented state awards to the two pilots responsible for downing a U.S. drone flying through international airspace into the Black Sea.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Eternal Flame and the Unknown Soldier's Grave in Alexander Garden during an event marking Defender of the Fatherland Day in Moscow.
In an official statement, the Ministry of Defense commended the pilots for preventing the drone from"violating the boundaries of the temporary airspace regime established for the special military operation." U.S. European Command on Thursday released video of a Russian Su-27 fighter jet colliding with a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea, March 14. A screenshot shows a jet dumping fuel.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stood by its earlier claims that the aircraft at no point touched the drone, despite U.S. video show a jet clipping its propeller, forcing the drone to crash into the Black Sea. "The Russian aircraft did not use on-board weapons, did not come into contact with the unmanned aerial vehicle, and returned safely to their home airfield," the ministry stated.
Video shows a damaged propeller on a U.S. MQ-9 drone that was struck by a Russian Su-17 fighter jet over the Black Sea, March 14, 2023.Gen. Michael Kurilla explained the ongoing harassment of U.S. forces in the region at a meeting of the
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