Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu lauds the pilots for preventing the drone from flying into the area that Moscow has banned for flights
Russian fighter pilots involved in an incident with a U.S. drone that resulted in its crash will be given state awards, the Defence Ministry announced Friday. The move appears to signal Moscow’s intention to adopt a more aggressive stance toward future U.S. surveillance flights.
On a second approach, either the same jet or another Russian Su-27 that had been shadowing the MQ-9 struck the drone’s propeller, damaging a blade, according to the U.S. military, which said it then ditched the aircraft in the sea. The video excerpt does not show the collision, although it does show the damage to the propeller.
Russian officials also emphasized the need to maintain lines of communication, but they harshly denounced the U.S. action as arrogant disregard of Moscow’s no-flight zone.
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