Russian fighter jets collided with the rear propeller of an unmanned U.S. military drone, forcing the U.S. to bring down the drone into the waters off the Black Sea, U.S. officials said.
U.S. European Command labeled the incident as "dangerous" and said it could "lead to miscalculation and unintended escalation.""At approximately 7:03 AM , one of the Russian Su-27 aircraft struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters," U.S. European Command said in a statement.
EUCOM said the incident "demonstrates a lack of competence in addition to being unsafe and unprofessional." And it stressed that "These aggressive actions by Russian aircrew are dangerous and could lead to miscalculation and unintended escalation."
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