Video Shows Russian Jet Targeting, Intercepting U.S. Drone Over the Black Sea

The Pentagon released the video of a Russian jet colliding with a U.S. drone over the Black Sea.

The video shows the Russian jet targeting the drone:

The 42-second video shows a Russian Su-27 approaching the back of the MQ-9 drone and beginning to release fuel as it passes, the Pentagon said. Dumping the fuel appeared to be aimed at blinding its optical instruments and driving it out of the area.On a second approach, either the same jet or another Russian fighter that had been shadowing the MQ-9 struck the drone’s propeller, damaging one blade, according to the U.S. military.The U.S. military said it ditched the MQ-9 Reaper in the sea after what it described as the Russian fighter making an unsafe intercept of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

Tags: Defense Department, Russia, Ukraine

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