The Russian defense ministry offers a different account and Moscow's ambassador to Washington says his country 'views this incident as a provocation' involving a US MQ-9 drone and Russian Su-27 fighter jet.
The US military said a Russian fighter plane clipped the propeller of one its spy drones and made it crash into the Black Sea on Tuesday, March 14, in the first such direct encounter between the two world powers since Russia invaded Ukraine over a year ago.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Voldoymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday night that military commanders were unanimously in favor of defending the eastern frontline, including the ruined city of Bakhmut, which has been under siege by Russia for months. On the diplomatic and economic fronts, talks continued to extend a deal to allow grain shipments from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports that is due to expire this week, the United Nations and Turkey said. The Kyiv government rejected a Russian push for a 60-day renewal, half the term of the previous renewal.Two Russian Su-27 jets carried out what the U.S. military described as a reckless intercept of the American spy drone while flying in international air space.
“The Russian fighters did not use their onboard weapons, did not come into contact with the UAV and returned safely to their home airfield,” the defence ministry said. Antonov said his meeting was “constructive” and the issue of possible “consequences” for Moscow was not raised, RIA state news agency reported.
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