And SU-27 fighter of the Air Force of Russia has impacted during the first hours of this Tuesday against a remotely manned aircraft (RPAS) of USA on international waters in the Black Sea, as reported by US forces in a statement, in which they denounced a maneuver “unsafe and unprofessional” by two Russian military aircraft.
“Our aircraft MQ-9 Reaper was conducting routine operations in international airspace when it was intercepted and struck by a Russian planewhich led to an impact and the complete loss of the MQ-9″, explained Commander James B. Hecker, who warned that there was “almost” a total crash and that the impact occurred on an RPAS propeller , which made it fall into the water.
Hecker has urged Russian forces to behave in a “professional and safe” manner in the area, to the extent that the United States and its allies “will continue to operate in international airspace.” In this sense, the Government of Washington has denounced “a pattern of dangerous actions” by pilots russiansat a particularly delicate moment due to the escalation of tensions caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
For his part, the spokesman for the National Security Council of the United States, John Kirbyhas announced that the president Joe Biden He has been informed about what happened, and has stressed that “it is not uncommon” for Russia to intercept US aircraft in the area. In fact, he has acknowledged that Previously there have been episodes similar to this Tuesdayalthough on this occasion the Russian maneuvers have been “unsafe, unprofessional and imprudent”, picks up the CNN.