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Days after a Russian Su-27 fighter jet collided with a US MQ-9 drone over the Black Sea, the US Army released footage of the drone incident with Russia...
Moscow's ambassador to Washington said his country "views this incident as a provocation" involving a US MQ-9 drone and Russian Su-27 fighter jet...
On Tuesday, two Russian Su-27 jets carried out what the US military described as a 'reckless intercept of an American spy drone' while flying in international airspace..
After around 30 to 40 minutes, at 7.03 am (0603 GMT), one of the jets collided with the drone, causing it to crash, the US military said.. US Air Force General James Hecker said the MQ-9 aircraft was conducting routine operations in international airspace when it was intercepted and hit by a Russian aircraft, resulting in a crash and complete loss of the drone...
The US military further said the crash followed a pattern of "dangerous actions" by Russian pilots operating near aircraft flown by the US and its allies, including over the Black Sea..
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