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Russian jet downs U.S. drone over Black Sea
A Russian fighter jet downed a U.S. drone operating over the Black Sea on Tuesday, U.S. European Command said in a statement. “Our MQ-9 aircraft was conducting routine operations in international airspace when it was intercepted and hit by a Russian aircraft, resulting in a crash and complete loss of the MQ-9,” said U.S. Air Force Gen. James Hecker, commander of U.S. Air Forces Europe and Air Forces Africa. Before the collision, two Russian aircraft including the one involved in the collision harassed the drone, he said. “Several times before the collision, the Su-27s dumped fuel on and flew in front of the ... (full story)