On Tuesday, Russia denied that it shot down a US military drone in an incident over international waters in the Black Sea.
The Russian Defense Ministry has revealed that the fighter jets did not come into contact with the downed aircraft, raising suspicions that the incident was due to “sudden maneuvers,” the agency said. Reuters.
“The Russian fighters did not use the weapons on board, did not contact the unmanned aerial vehicles and returned safely to the air base,” he said.
Russia comes to justify itself after the US military announced a collision of a Russian Air Force Su-27 fighter with a US “drone” in the Black Sea.
“Our MQ-9 drone was performing routine operations in international airspace when it was intercepted and shot down by a Russian aircraft, which led to an accident and the total loss of the MQ-9,” said US Air Force General James Hecker, quoted by the publication. Heavenly News.
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby called the situation “unsafe and unprofessional” and said US President Joe Biden had already been briefed.