First published at 20:51 UTC on March 14th, 2023.
🇷🇺🇺🇲⚡️Russian Su-27 shot down a American MQ-9 Reaper UAV in the sky over the Black Sea, the drone crashed - AFP
Politico correspondent Lara Seligman reports that a Russian Su-27 damaged the propeller of an American MQ-9 Reaper, causing the drone to…
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🇷🇺🇺🇲⚡️Russian Su-27 shot down a American MQ-9 Reaper UAV in the sky over the Black Sea, the drone crashed - AFP
Politico correspondent Lara Seligman reports that a Russian Su-27 damaged the propeller of an American MQ-9 Reaper, causing the drone to crash in the international waters of the Black Sea.
Before the collision, the Su-27 flew in front of the Reaper several times and dumped fuel.
⚡️Update: It appears that a US surveillance RQ4 Global Hawk drone, callsign “FORTE10” went missing at 8:40:58 CET (Central European Time). The drone flew within 18 nautical miles of the Russian coastline. It was cruising at an altitude of 52k feet.
There are many reasons to suspect that the drone from todays incident was not a Reaper given their rare usage in that area. Hawks have been spotted much more frequently. This is a much larger embarrassment for USA if this is the case.
😎✨👍 Yes! Finally!
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