A Russian jet forced an American drone down over the Black Sea Tuesday

Posted on AllSides March 14th, 2023
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A Russian fighter jet forced an American MQ-9 Reaper drone down after striking its propeller with the aircraft, U.S. military reported. On Tuesday, the aircraft were flying over the Black Sea, which is considered international waters, when two Russian Su-27 fighter jets came up next to the Reaper. “One of the jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel on the unmanned drone several times,” according to a statement from the U.S. European Command, per CNN. After the propeller was damaged, the U.S. military was forced to bring the...

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