U.S. says a Russian fighter jet hit an American drone over the Black Sea
Ukraine (Source : AP) — 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.
The U.S. European Command said in a statement that two Russian Su-27 fighter jets “conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept” of a U.S. MQ-9 drone that was operating within international airspace over the Black Sea.
BREAKING: A Russian fighter jet struck a U.S. surveillance drone, forcing the unmanned craft to go down into the Black Sea, the U.S. military says. https://t.co/LfKOasAKxW
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 14, 2023
