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The US Air Force in Europe reported that two Russian Su-27 fighter jets intercepted the aircraft. Drone MQ-9 Reaper in international waters on Tuesday and that the maneuvers of one of the aircraft led to the accident and the “loss” of the American aircraft.
Government USA accused Russia incident and called the actions of the Russian aircraft “unprofessional”, but Moscow denied any contact of its ships with the unmanned vehicle.
US version
European team USA clarified that one of the Su-27 hit the screw of his MQ-9 several times prior to its encounter in the Black Sea, later claiming Russian jets had dumped fuel on the drone and “recklessly” flew in front of it.
The damage caused by the impact caused him to be thrown out. Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder considered that with the plane crash, without going into details, USA The Russian fighter jet was also estimated to have been damaged.
A Pentagon spokesman clarified that the two fighter jets involved in the incident were flying near Drone MQ-9 from half an hour to 40 minutes and insisted that while these types of interceptions were common, the behavior of the Russian pilots was not normal.
“Given the actions of the Russian pilots, it becomes clear that (the maneuver) was unsafe and unprofessional. I think the facts speak for themselves,” General Pat Ryder said at a press conference.
Russian answer
Ministry of Defence Russia denied any contact between its Su-27 fighters and Drone MQ-9 American on the Black Sea.
“As a result of a sharp maneuver around 09:30 Moscow time (06:30 Moscow time), the MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle went into uncontrolled flight with a loss of altitude and collided with the surface of the water,” the message says. said the Russian military.
The official note emphasizes that “weapons were not used on board the Russian fighters” and that the Su-27s “did not come into contact with the aircraft and returned safely to their airfield.”
Russian radar detected an American drone near the annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea with its transponder turned off.
In addition, the Ministry of Defense assures that the MQ-9 violated the border of the airspace temporarily used by Russia during its “special military operation” in Ukraine, about which Moscow informed all interested parties in due time in accordance with international standards.
Russia will search for the remains of the drone
Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev assured that Russia will search for the wreckage of a US drone that crashed into the Black Sea on Tuesday after Tuesday’s incident.
“I don’t know if we will be able to find them, but we must do it (…). We will definitely dedicate ourselves to this. I hope everything will work out for us, ”Patrushev told the Rossiya-1 TV channel. .
USA already expressed a desire to restore Drone MQ-9Although White House spokesman John Kirby told CNN it won’t be easy because the craft crashed in “a very deep area of the Black Sea.”
The Kremlin denies contacts with the US
The Kremlin on Wednesday denied contacts with USA about the incident with Drone MQ9 and sent to the Department of Defense, which blamed Washington for what happened.
“No, there were no contacts” with the United States, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a daily telephone news conference.
He also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had been informed of the incident, without giving details.
As for relations with the US, he noted that “they are at the lowest point.” Despite this, Peskov said, Moscow has never abandoned “constructive dialogue” and is not abandoning it now.
Drone MQ-9″?
The Reaper MQ-9, also known as the Predator B, looks like an airplane, can reach a top speed of 480 kilometers per hour, measures 11 meters and weighs about 2,200 kilograms, according to the US Air Force website. Force.
It was developed by General Atomics and entered service in 2007, becoming one of the first drones capable of combat and surveillance missions for long periods of time and at high altitudes.
This model, which has been upgraded several times, is currently capable of flying for 30 hours on surveillance missions, although this time is reduced to 23 hours when loaded with weapons, which increases fuel consumption.
The Reaper MQ-9 is designed to carry up to eight AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-ground missiles designed to destroy tanks, aircraft and helicopters, according to the US Air Force website.
Depending on the mission it is going to perform, the drone can also include synthetic aperture radar, which is extremely accurate, and different types of cameras for video recording, from monochrome daytime cameras to color and shortwave infrared cameras.
Is Putin seeking to expand the conflict zone?
Russian aircraft incident Drone MQ-9 in the Black Sea is a sign that the President RussiaPresident Vladimir Putin intends to expand the war, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov said on Wednesday.
“The Russian-instigated incident with the American MQ-9 Reaper UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) in the Black Sea is a sign of Putin’s readiness to expand the conflict zone with the participation of other parties,” Danilov said in a statement. on his Twitter account.
In his opinion, the Russian leader is challenging the constant loss of strategic superiority in the hope of changing the circumstances of the conflict.
ambassador Russia V USAAnatoly Antonov said that his country “is not interested in confrontation” and urged to be more “cautious” in the face of tension in the Eastern European region.
Except, USA reported to NATO about the incident, which it describes as a deliberate act by Moscow, which does not like the presence of allies near the Ukrainian-annexed Crimean peninsula, when the Russian army is fighting in Ukraine.
(According to EFE and AFP)
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