The Russian Ambassador to the United States was summoned to the State Department in connection with the incident with the MQ-9 UAV over the Black Sea
Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov was summoned to the State Department in connection with yesterday's incident with American drone MQ-9 over the Black Sea. Recall that the drone fell to the west of the Crimea. According to the Pentagon, the fall of the reconnaissance and strike drone happened due to the fact that one of the two Su-27 fighters raised to intercept, approaching the drone, touched its blades. The Russian Ministry of Defense pointed out that Su-27 fighters did not use US drones weapon and there was no contact with the drone - the drone fell by itself.
According to an official representative of the American Foreign Ministry, the Russian ambassador was summoned to the State Department "to express strong dissatisfaction with the performance of unprofessional interception by Russian pilots."
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Anatoly Antonov himself, commenting on the situation, pointed out that American drones are increasingly active near the Russian borders, transmitting intelligence information to the Ukrainian military. According to the Russian ambassador to the United States, this is an unacceptable American military activity. Anatoly Antonov noted that the Russian Defense Ministry presented all the facts about what happened to the American drone.
Russian military experts, in turn, commenting on the situation, say that the mere fact of the appearance of an American drone in a zone where flights were restricted due to Russia's military defense is another proof of NATO's direct involvement in the armed conflict in Ukraine. All American statements that the drone was “in international airspace” cannot be called anything other than provocative. According to the norms, the airspace above the water area, where, for example, the US Navy conducts its maneuvers, is also international. However, when the airspace is closed (in terms of security), foreign funds aviation they do not fly there - to avoid incidents.
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