Russians Claim They Shot Down US Spy Drone over Black Sea

A Russian newspaper said on Monday that the country's military could have shot down a U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea.

Pravda, a Russian daily broadsheet, ran an article with the subhead: "The Russian Aerospace Forces may have shot down an American drone over the Black Sea."

The newspaper said the information was first circulated by the Fighterbomber Telegram channel, which has links to the Russian Aerospace Forces. Late on Monday, the channel appeared to suggest that something had been shot down over the Black Sea. Newsweek has as yet been unable to verify this claim and has contacted the U.S. Department of Defense and the Russian Foreign Ministry for comment by email.