Russian Su-27 fighter jet strikes US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Black Sea

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Russian Su-27 fighter jet strikes US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Black Sea​

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By Karl Ritter
14 Mar, 2023 09:23 PM6 mins to read
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An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) pictured at Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nevada. A Reaper drone was was forced down in international waters by a Russian fighter jet over the Black Sea. Photo / Getty Images

A Russian fighter jet struck the propeller of a US surveillance drone over the Black Sea, causing American forces to bring down the unmanned aerial vehicle in international waters, the US military said, an incident that highlighted soaring US-Russian tensions over Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

The US European Command said that two Russian Su-27 fighter jets “conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept” of a US MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) that was operating within international airspace over the Black Sea.

It said one of the Russian fighters “struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing US forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters”, adding that several times before the collision, the Su-27s dumped fuel on and flew in front of the MQ-9 in “a reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner”.

“This incident demonstrates a lack of competence in addition to being unsafe and unprofessional,” it added.
The incident comes amid soaring Russian-US tensions over Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

A Russian delegation at talks with senior UN officials said Moscow is ready to accept an extension to a grain export deal that has helped bring down global food prices amid the war in Ukraine — but only for 60 days as the Kremlin holds out for changes to how the arrangement is working.

'Unsafe and unprofessional': Russian fighter jet strikes US drone over Black Sea

US military says MQ-9 drone was operating within international airspace.

www.nzherald.co.nz

This one is even more funny

Russian Jet Dumps Fuel On US Drone, Then Collides With It Over Black Sea

A Russian Su-27 jet fighter collided with an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday, the US military's European Command said.

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[Beny Karachun]

Russia's biggest victory as of yet in this war.

Only took them 150,000 lives and like 400,000 wounded, 3500 tanks, 2500 artillery vehicles, 6700 armored vehicles, 304 aircraft and 18 ships including a heavy cruiser.

Major victory over NATO comrade

 

[RealDeal]

“A reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner”

 

[Foinikas]

Russia's biggest victory as of yet in this war.

Only took them 150,000 lives and like 400,000 wounded, 3500 tanks, 2500 artillery vehicles, 6700 armored vehicles, 304 aircraft and 18 ships including a heavy cruiser.

Major victory over NATO comrade

I think the numbers are ridiculously exaggerated.

 

[rambro]

Yea Usa blowing up nord stream pipes were totally environmentally friendly.

 

[AA_]

I think the numbers are ridiculously exaggerated.

Of course they are. He thinks Israel will be left unscathed in case of a war between Israel and Iran lmao.

 

[Beny Karachun]

I think the numbers are ridiculously exaggerated.

You probably don't see enough of the videos.
Every day I see video footage of at least 10 armored vehicles destroyed on the Russian side. Who knows how many more got destroyed without a camera capturing it.

Drone footage of groups of dozens of soldiers with nothing but old AKs without even optics just bleeding on the ground, left to die.

Russia got humiliated hard. Idiots claim we lost hard in 2006, if Israel lost in 2006, what can you say about Russia?

Of course they are. He thinks Israel will be left unscathed in case of a war between Israel and Iran lmao.

Never said that lol. There will be casualties.
However Iran and Lebanon will be left unrecognizable.
And the Palestinian issue would be dealt with once and for all during this war.

 

[Trango Towers]

Russia's biggest victory as of yet in this war.

Only took them 150,000 lives and like 400,000 wounded, 3500 tanks, 2500 artillery vehicles, 6700 armored vehicles, 304 aircraft and 18 ships including a heavy cruiser.

Major victory over NATO comrade

Buy a new pompom. Now you are whoring for America

 

[Foinikas]

Russia got humiliated hard. Idiots claim we lost hard in 2006, if Israel lost in 2006, what can you say about Russia?

Israel only lost the media war. But still, many believe it was a defeat on the ground. It wasn't a defeat on the ground.

 

[F-22Raptor]

Russia's biggest victory as of yet in this war.

Only took them 150,000 lives and like 400,000 wounded, 3500 tanks, 2500 artillery vehicles, 6700 armored vehicles, 304 aircraft and 18 ships including a heavy cruiser.

Major victory over NATO comrade

Your numbers are too high, but real numbers are still enormous.

- 200K+ dead and wounded
- 2,200 tanks losses
- 4,000+ armor losses
- 800+ artillery losses

Those are more accurate numbers of visually confirmed and unseen losses. Oryx and his team think 20% of tank and armor are unseen, and 50% or artillery losses unseen.

 

[KaiserX]

Russia supplies India weapons to wage war and terror on Pakistan. Yet here we have pakys simping for Ruskie drunkards

 

[lightning F57]

Russia has taken heavy casualties and losses but Ukraine is fast turning into Grozny.

 

[KaiserX]

Russia has taken heavy casualties and losses but Ukraine is fast turning into Grozny.

The west including japan south korea australia gulf have a collective gdp of 80 trillion. They will rebuild Ukraine much better.

Ukraine will be the Israel of eastern europe. Used by the west to continue to inflict carnage on Russia for next hundred years.

 

[Al_Muhannad]

And the Palestinian issue would be dealt with once and for all during this war.

At the risk of being labelled an anti-semite/terrorist/1400-year-old-savage/barbarian I have to ask, what happens after that? You go plant some trees?

 

[lightning F57]

The west including japan south korea australia gulf have a collective gdp of 80 trillion. They will rebuild Ukraine much better.

Ukraine will be the Israel of eastern europe. Used by the west to continue to inflict carnage on Russia for next hundred years.

I highly doubt that, once the war ends Ukraine will be fast forgotten about.